War and peace - Russia-Ukraine war

Russia's war in ukraine

War and Peace

Background knowledge: Russia's war in Ukraine.

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war in Ukraine

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a)the control of a territory by an armyb) a continuing rise in the prices c) a group of soldiers d) a weapon thrown to strike something at a distance e) a place giving temporary protection from danger f ) a penalty for breaking a law or rule g) an armed combat vehicle that moves on tracks h) a person who reports events, e.g. for a newspaper i) a person who flees to a foreign country to escape danger j) to add territory to one's own territory by appropriation k) the art of conducting negotiations between countries l) a bond or connection between countries m) a situation in which something becomes more serious n) when a country enters and takes control of another country o) a person who is not in the armed services p) to remove a president from office

15 to impeach

16 to annex

14 inflation

3 invasion

11 civilian

1 sanction

13 tank

12 missile

2 martial law

10 troop

9 correspondent

7 escalation

6 refugee

5 shelter

4 diplomacy

Ukraine had a pro-Russian president, Viktor Yanukovych. After months of protests against his rule he was impeached on 22nd February 2014. This marked the beginning of a prolonged crisis between the two countries. Unhappy with the removal of Viktor Yanukovych from the Ukrainian presidency, Russian forces entered Crimea, a province of Ukraine, on 22nd–23rd February 2014. On 18th March 2014, Russia annexed Crimea. This Russo-Ukrainian War has taken 14,000 lives. More recently, Ukraine has shown interest in joining NATO, the West's defensive military alliance. This was seen as a threat by Russia.

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G-Kurs: A,B E-Kurs: C,D

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