Russia and USA Talk About Wars

Apr 29, 2026, 21:34

Introduction

President Putin and President Trump talked on the phone on Wednesday. They talked about problems in Iran and Ukraine.

Main Body

The leaders talked for ninety minutes. President Putin likes that the USA stopped fighting with Iran for now. But he says the USA and Israel must not send soldiers into Iran. Russia says this would be very bad for the world. Putin and Trump talked about Ukraine. Putin wants to stop the fighting for a short time on May 9. President Trump likes this idea. He thinks the war will end soon. Putin says Russia will get what it wants in Ukraine. He says Ukraine is attacking Russian cities. He also says Europe tells Ukraine to keep fighting. Finally, they talked about other things. President Putin said he does not like the shooting at a dinner in Washington.

Conclusion

The two leaders will talk again soon to fix these problems.

Learning

🕰️ THE 'TIME' WORDS

In the text, we see how to talk about when things happen. Let's look at these simple patterns:

1. Specific Days We use on for days of the week or dates:

on Wednesday $\rightarrow$ (The day of the week)
on May 9 $\rightarrow$ (The specific date)

2. Current State We use for now when something is happening at this moment, but might change:

stopped fighting for now $\rightarrow$ (They stopped, but maybe they will fight again later).

3. Future Speed We use soon for things that happen in a short time from now:

end soon $\rightarrow$ (It will finish quickly)
talk again soon $\rightarrow$ (The next conversation is coming fast)

Quick Check: Which one to use?

A day? $\rightarrow$ On
A fast future? $\rightarrow$ Soon
Just for this moment? $\rightarrow$ For now

Vocabulary Learning

talk (v.)

speak / to communicate交談；談話

Example:They will talk about the new project tomorrow.

phone (n.)

telephone / a device used for calling電話

Example:I need to buy a new phone.

problem (n.)

issue / a difficult situation問題

Example:We need to solve this problem quickly.

stop (v.)

cease / to end an action停止

Example:Please stop talking during the movie.

fighting (n.)

combat / armed conflict戰鬥

Example:The fighting in the city has stopped.

soldiers (n.)

military personnel / men in uniform士兵

Example:Soldiers are training in the field.

world (n.)

earth / global community世界

Example:The world is facing many challenges.

short (adj.)

brief / not long短

Example:She gave a short speech.

time (n.)

duration / period時間

Example:We have enough time to finish.

idea (n.)

thought / plan主意

Example:That's a good idea for the party.

war (n.)

armed conflict戰爭

Example:The war ended after many years.

end (v.)

finish / bring to a close結束

Example:The movie will end soon.

get (v.)

obtain / receive得到

Example:I will get the tickets tomorrow.

attacking (v.)

attacking / striking攻擊

Example:The city is attacking the enemy.

cities (n.)

urban areas城市

Example:Many cities have high traffic.

keep (v.)

maintain / continue保持

Example:Keep the door closed.

shooting (n.)

act of firing射擊

Example:The shooting was captured on video.

dinner (n.)

evening meal晚餐

Example:We will have dinner at 7 pm.

fix (v.)

repair / solve修理；解決

Example:Can you fix the broken chair?

leaders (n.)

heads of groups領袖

Example:Leaders met to discuss plans.

president (n.)

head of state總統

Example:The president signed the bill.

minutes (n.)

units of time分鐘

Example:The meeting lasted 30 minutes.

bad (adj.)

unpleasant壞的

Example:The weather is bad today.

must (modal)

necessary必須

Example:You must finish your homework.

send (v.)

dispatch送出

Example:Please send the documents.

into (prep.)

into進入

Example:He walked into the room.

for (prep.)

for為了

Example:This is for you.

now (adv.)

currently現在

Example:I am working now.

will (modal)

future將會

Example:It will rain tomorrow.

again (adv.)

once more再次

Example:Try again later.

soon (adv.)

in the near future很快

Example:We will arrive soon.

these (det.)

these這些

Example:These books are interesting.