Trump Suspends Several Russia Sanctions Amid Zelensky Dispute
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US President Donald Trump has stopped some sanctions on Russia. Congress made these rules a short time ago. Sanctions are punishments against a country. They can stop money and trade.
Trump says he is stopping the rules for now. He calls this a waiver. A waiver means a rule does not work for some time. Trump says it is for 'national security'. This means keeping the country safe.
This news comes at a bad time. Trump and Ukraine's leader, President Zelensky, do not agree on many things now. Their row, or big argument, is getting worse.
Many people are watching what Trump will do next about Russia and Ukraine. This story is still happening, and more news may come soon.
Vocabulary10 words
- sanctions
- rules that stop trade or money with a country as punishment
- waiver
- stopping a rule for some time
- President Zelensky
- the leader of Ukraine
- row
- a big argument
- Congress
- the group that makes laws in the US
- restrictions
- rules that stop you from doing something
- Moscow
- the capital city of Russia; used to mean the Russian government
- national security
- keeping a country and its people safe
- temporarily
- for a short time, not forever
- intensifies
- gets bigger or stronger
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1. He stopped some of them for now 2. Congress 3. True
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US President Donald Trump has stopped some _____ on Russia. Congress made these rules a short time ago. Sanctions are punishments against a _____. They can stop money and trade.
Trump says he is stopping the rules for now. He calls this a _____. A waiver means a rule does not work for some time. Trump says it is for '_____ security'. This means keeping the country safe.
This news comes at a bad time. Trump and Ukraine's leader, President _____, do not agree on many things now. Their _____, or big argument, is getting worse.
Many people are watching what Trump will do next about Russia and _____. This story is still happening, and more news may come soon.
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