Trump Exempts Russia From New Sanctions Ahead of US Elections
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Donald Trump is the president of the United States. He has decided not to put new sanctions on Russia. Sanctions are rules that stop money or trade with a country. This is good news for Vladimir Putin. Putin is the president of Russia.
The United States has mid-term elections soon. These elections are important for the government. Some people say Trump is being nice to Russia before the elections. They call this giving Russia a 'gift'.
Many countries have used sanctions on Russia before. They did this because of the war in Ukraine. But now the United States is not adding new sanctions. This is a change in Trump's plan.
People are talking about why Trump is doing this. Some think it is about the elections. Others are not sure. The story is still new and more news may come soon.
Vocabulary5 words
- sanctions
- rules that stop trade or money with a country
- elections
- a time when people choose their leaders
- president
- the leader of a country
- government
- the group that runs a country
- decided
- chose to do something
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1. Not add new sanctions on Russia 2. Vladimir Putin 3. Mid-term elections
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Donald Trump is the _____ of the United States. He has decided not to put new _____ on Russia. Sanctions are rules that stop money or trade with a country. This is good news for Vladimir _____.
The United States has mid-term _____ soon. These elections are important for the _____. Some people say Trump is being nice to Russia before the elections.
Many countries have used sanctions on Russia before. They did this because of the _____ in Ukraine. But now the United States is not adding new sanctions.
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