Zelenskyy Questions Trump's Claim of Energy Ceasefire
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US President Trump said there is an energy ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
He wrote this on social media. He did not give more details.
Ukraine's president is Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He does not agree with Trump.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will stop attacks on energy places. But only if Russia stops too.
A ceasefire means two sides stop fighting. This one is only about energy.
Energy places make power. This includes electricity and gas.
The war between Russia and Ukraine started in 2022. It is still happening now.
Trump wants to help stop the war. He often talks about peace plans.
But Zelenskyy says Russia must also agree. He wants both sides to be equal.
Right now, it is not clear if Russia agrees to this ceasefire.
Vocabulary15 words
- ceasefire
- when two sides agree to stop fighting
- energy
- power used for things like lights and heat
- social media
- websites where people share messages, like Twitter
- president
- the leader of a country
- claim
- to say something is true
- deal
- an agreement between people or countries
- details
- small pieces of information
- war
- fighting between countries
- attack
- to use force to hurt or damage something
- agree
- to say yes to something
- peace
- a time with no fighting
- moscow
- the capital city of Russia
- kyiv
- the capital city of Ukraine
- stop
- to not continue doing something
- plan
- an idea for what to do
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1. US President Trump 2. Russia to agree too 3. False
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
US President Trump said there is an _____ ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
He wrote this on _____. He did not give more details.
Ukraine's president is Volodymyr _____. He does not agree with Trump.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will stop attacks on energy places. But only if Russia stops too.
A ceasefire means two sides stop _____. This one is only about energy.
Energy places make power. This includes electricity and _____.
The war between Russia and Ukraine started in 2022. It is still happening now.
Trump wants to help stop the war. He often talks about _____ plans.
But Zelenskyy says Russia must also _____. He wants both sides to be equal.
Right now, it is not clear if Russia agrees to this _____.
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