Ukraine, Russia Brace for 2nd Round of Peace Talks as Kyiv

Demands Immediate Ceasefire

Russian and Ukrainian officials take part in

the talks in the Gomel region, Belarus Feb. 28, 2022.

(1) Moscow and Kyiv will hold a second round of peace talks, according
to both governments, after Ukrainian delegates demanded an immediate
ceasefire and withdrawal of Russian forces during initial talks Monday
on the border with Belarus.

(2) Ukrainian resistance coupled with Russian military logistical failures

have slowed Moscow’s invasion into Ukraine. After five days of
fighting, Russia’s military has not taken a single major Ukrainian city,
with its “main push” toward Kyiv about 25 km outside the city center
after only advancing a handful of kilometers Sunday, according to a
senior U.S. defense official.

(3) “Ukrainians are putting up continued, and sustained and stiff

resistance in and around Kyiv,” the official said. "They (the Russians)
have been frustrated by their lack of progress on Kyiv.”

Civilian Members of a territorial defense unit fit their

weapons to repel the Russian attacking forces in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 26,
2022.

(4) Russian President Vladimir Putin has now committed nearly 75% of
the combat power Russia pre-positioned around Ukraine’s borders to the
invasion. But videos posted on social media show lines of Russian tanks
and armored vehicles have been wiped out.
(5) Warplanes and helicopters have been shot down, according to
officials, and Russian troops have been stranded on roadsides after their
vehicles ran out of fuel. “Airspace over Ukraine remains contested.
Russians have not achieved air superiority over the whole country.
Ukrainian air defenses remain intact and viable, both in terms of aircraft
and missile defense systems,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters
Monday.

(6) The official added that it appeared Russian forces were trying to
section off the eastern part of Ukraine by controlling from Kharkiv to
Mariupol in the south. Neither city had been broken by Russian
advances, although Kharkiv has seen the “heaviest fighting,” according
to officials.

(7) A senior official on Sunday cautioned that Russian forces are likely to
learn from their initial invasion failures and adapt for future attacks.
Ukraine Seeks EU Admittance—Meanwhile, Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the European Union to grant his country
immediate membership in the bloc.

(8) Zelenskyy signed an application for Ukraine to join the European

Union on Monday, asking for a fast-track EU accession in a video
message in which he also encouraged Russian troops to lay down their
arms. "Our goal is to be together with all Europeans and, most
importantly, to be on an equal footing,” he said. “I'm sure it's fair. I'm
sure it's possible."

(9) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he spoke with the
Ukrainian leader by phone and “commended him for the bravery of the
people and armed forces of Ukraine.” “NATO allies are stepping up
support with air-defense missiles, anti-tank weapons, as well as
humanitarian and financial aid,” Stoltenberg tweeted.
(10) Russia faced increased diplomatic and economic pressure Monday,
the fifth day of its invasion, with the United Nations General Assembly
due to hold an emergency session, Russia’s currency plunging to a record
low and the addition of new sanctions against the country’s central bank.

UN Security Council Votes for Special General

Assembly Session on Ukraine

(11) Among the new sanctions imposed Monday, Britain prohibited

British entities from conducting transactions with Russia’s central bank,
finance ministry and wealth fund, while Singapore announced a set of
sanctions that include targeting bank transactions and export controls.

(12) A day after the European Union said it was sending fighter jets to
Ukraine, Australia on Monday committed to an unspecified delivery of
lethal military equipment. Asked by VOA how the U.S. was helping get
international military aid to Ukrainians, the senior defense official told
reporters, “I don't know of a single unified sort of body to pull that
together.

(13) Right now, countries are doing what they can, when they can, and
where they can, and that includes the United States.” Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that the EU was engaging in
hostile behavior toward Russia, and that providing arms to Ukraine was
an “extremely dangerous and destabilizing factor.”

(14) Peskov also said that while sanctions imposed against Moscow are
heavy, Russia has been planning for them and “has the potential to offset
the harm.” The White House said U.S. President Joe Biden would hold a
call with several allies Monday to discuss the latest developments in
Ukraine “and to coordinate our united response.”
(15) At least 350 civilians have been killed since Russia invaded last
week, with another 1,700 wounded, Ukraine said Sunday. There was no
information about casualties among Ukrainian forces, and while Russia
has acknowledged casualties among its troops, it has not publicly
disclosed any count.
(16) U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tweeted
Monday that more than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine for
neighboring countries. Putin told his defense minister to put nuclear
forces in a “special regime of combat duty” Sunday, saying that leading
NATO powers had made “aggressive statements” and imposed financial
sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.

(17) Following a vote for a rare special session of the U.N. General
Assembly, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield responded to
Putin’s nuclear alert, saying Russia “is under no threat from NATO, a
defensive alliance that will not fight in Ukraine. This is another
escalatory and unnecessary step that threatens us all.

(18) We urge Russia to tone down its dangerous rhetoric regarding

nuclear weapons.” Russia voted against calling Monday’s special session
of the 193-member U.N. General Assembly but could not exercise veto
power on the procedural vote. China, the United Arab Emirates and India
abstained.

(19) Explaining China’s abstention, U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun said

Beijing believes the top priority now is for all parties to exercise the
necessary restraint to prevent the situation from getting worse. “Actions
taken by the U.N. should help cool the situation and facilitate diplomatic
solutions and restrain from aggravating tensions,” Zhang said.
Some information for this report came from The Associated Press,
Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
…………Vocabulary &Phrases…………
-rage (v) be angry, be furious, be enraged, be incensed, be infuriated ខងឹ
សម្បារយ៉ា ងខ្លា ង
ំ /ក្រោធខង
ឹ ខ្លា ង
ំ ឬឆាបឆេះសន្ទោ សន្ធៅ
-projectile (n) missile, trajectile, a missile designed to be fired from a gun
មស
ី ៊ី លបាញ់ ផ្លោ ង ឬកាំជ្រច
ូ ផ្លោ ង
-repulse (v) fight back, drive back, drive away, fight back, fight off, put
to flight វាយរុញច្រាន ឬវាយតប់
-bow (v) bend your head or body forward ឱនក្បាល ឬឱនលំ ទោន
-defiant (adj) obstinate, dogged, intransigent, resistant, uncooperative,
non-compliant ដែលចចេសរងក្បាល/ដែលម
ឹ ន
ិ ព្រមសហការ
-unleash (v) let loose, release, free, set free, loose, unloose, unbridle,
untie ប្រលែង/ដោះលែង ឬស្រាយចំណង
-brace for (v) curb, rein, hold back, prepare, get ready, make ready ត្រៀម
ទប់ទល់ ឬត្រៀមខ្លួនឱ្យបានរួចរាល់
-determined (adj) resolute, full of determination, purposeful, purposive,
resolved ដមាំមនួ ឬរងប៉
ឹ ឹង
-spark (v) cause, trigger, bring about, lead to បណ្តា លឱ្យ ឬនាំមកនូវ
-evacuation (n) removal, clearance, shifting, expulsion, eviction,
deportation ការជម្លៀសចេញ ឬការបោសសម្អា ត
-strew (v) to spread by scattering, to cover by រាយបាយ ឬខ្ចា ត់ខ្ចា យ
-sprawl (v) sit, lie, or fall with one's arms and legs spread out សន្ធងឹ
/ដេកសន្ធឹង ឬដេកស្តូកស្តឹង
-casualty (n) victim, fatality, mortality, loss, MIA, dead and
injured/wounded ចំនួនជនរងគ្រោះ (ស្លា ប់ ឬរបួស)
-dole out (v) to give or deliver in small portions, dish out ផ្តល់ ឬចែកចាយ
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-couple with (v) to be linked to another thing, situation ជាប់ទាក់ទងនង
ឹ
-sustained (adj) continuing for an extended period or without interruption
ដែលបន្តជាប់ជានរិ ន្តន៍ ឬដែលទ្រទ្រង់
-frustrate (v) exasperate, infuriate, annoy, irritate, thwart, defeat, foil,
block ងធ្វើឱ្យច្រឡោតខង
ឹ ក្តៅ ក្រហាយ ធ្វើមន
/ / ិ ឱ្យបានសម្រេច ឬបរាជ័យ

-wipe out (v) eliminate s.th completely, exhaust s.o កំចាត់ ឬបោសសម្អា ត
-stranded on (adj) beached, grounded, run aground, stuck, shipwrecked
ដែលនៅទ្រង
ឹ
-intact (adj) whole, entire, complete, unbroken, undamaged, unharmed
ដែលមន
ិ ខូចខាត ឬដែលនៅល្អទាង
ំ ស្រុង
-viable workable, feasible, practicable, practical, applicable, usable ដែល
អនុវត្តបាន ឬអាចប្រើប្រាស់បាន
-adapt (v) modify, alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make
adjustments to ផ្លា ស់បូ រ្ត ឬកែសម្រួល
-admittance (n) entry, right of entry, permission to enter, admission,
entrance ការអនុញ្ញា ត ឬការទទួលបានសិទច ្ធិ ូល
-fast-track (adj) a course leading to rapid advancement or success, a
course of expedited consideration or approval ដែលលឿនរហ័ស
-accession (n) attainment or acquisition of a position of rank or power
ឱបាគមន៍ ឬការទទួលបានកម្មសិទ្ធិនូវអ្វីមយ
ួ ឬការទទួលបានតំណែង
-commend (v) praise, compliment, congratulate, applaud, toast កោតសរសើរ
-transaction (n) deal, business, agreement, undertaking, affair,
arrangement ការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្ម ឬកច
ិ ្ចព្រៀមពាណិជ្ជកម្ម
-hostile (adj) antagonistic, aggressive, confrontational, belligerent,
bellicose ដែលបង្កហេតុ ឬដែលបង្ករឿង
-offset (v) counterbalance, balance, balance out, cancel, cancel out ធ្វើឱ្យមាន
លំ នឹង ឬរក្សាតុល្យការ
-veto (v) reject, turn down, throw out, dismiss, say ‘no’ to, rule against
សិទ្ធិវេតូ/ការបដសេ
ិ ធមន
ិ ចូលរួម
-procedural vote (n.ph) relating to a set of actions that is
the official, legal, or accepted way ការបោះឆ្នោ តតាមទម្រង់ការស្របច្បាប់
-abstain (v) formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or
motion បោះឆ្នោ តអនុបវាទ ឬជៀសវាងមន ិ ធ្វើ
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