ChinesePod Today: Russia Offers Quick Citizenship to Ukrainians in Conflict Zones (simp. characters)
  • 5 years ago
ChinesePod News (April 25, 2019)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to expedite the Russian passport application process for Ukrainians living in conflict zones controlled by Russian-backed separatists. Ukrainian officials stated that the law confirms Russia’s “aggressor state” role in the conflict in Ukraine.

NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at https://youtu.be/qak37ntWP_c

This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary:

加速 to expedite
痛斥 to denounce
版图 territory
剥夺 deprive of
吞噬 encroach

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