US Senate Approves Tough New Sanctions on Russia
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The US Senate voted for new sanctions on Russia. Sanctions are rules that stop trade or money moves. This is the strongest action against Russia under President Trump.
The new rules are about the war in Ukraine. The Senate wants to put more pressure on Russia. The vote passed in the Senate.
The sanctions could also hurt other countries. India and China buy things from Russia. The new rules could make this harder for them.
It is not clear yet when the sanctions will start. Other parts of the US government must still agree. People are watching what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- Senate
- a part of the US government that makes laws
- sanctions
- rules that stop trade or money with a country
- approved
- said yes to something
- pressure
- strong force to make someone do something
- government
- the group that runs a country
- vote
- choosing yes or no on something
- trade
- buying and selling between countries
- affect
- to change or cause an effect on something
- strongest
- biggest and most powerful
- war
- fighting between countries
- rules
- things people must follow
- clear
- easy to understand
- president
- the leader of a country
- action
- something done to make a change
- watching
- looking carefully at something
Quiz
Answer key
1. New sanctions on Russia 2. India and China 3. False
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The US Senate voted for new _____ on Russia. Sanctions are rules that stop trade or money moves. This is the strongest action against Russia under President _____.
The new rules are about the war in _____. The Senate wants to put more _____ on Russia. The vote passed in the Senate.
The sanctions could also hurt other countries. _____ and China buy things from Russia. The new rules could make this harder for them.
It is not clear yet when the sanctions will _____. Other parts of the US _____ must still agree. People are watching what happens next.
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