War in Ukraine: Peace Talks and Fighting

烏克蘭戰爭：和平談判與戰鬥

Jun 7, 2026, 17:32
EuropePolitics

Introduction

Ukraine wants to talk for peace. But both countries are still fighting.

烏克蘭希望進行和平談判，但兩國目前仍在戰鬥。

Main Body

President Zelenskyy wants to meet President Putin. He wants a meeting in a neutral country. Leaders from Germany, France, and the UK support him. But President Putin says no. He does not want to talk now.

澤連斯基總統希望與普丁總統會面。他希望在一個中立國家舉行會議。德國、法國和英國的領導人都支持他。但普丁總統拒絕了，他現在不想談判。

Both sides are attacking. Ukraine used drones to hit Russian cities. Russia used drones to hit Ukraine. Russia hit a place near the Chernobyl nuclear plant. This is very dangerous.

雙方都在發起攻擊。烏克蘭使用無人機擊中俄羅斯城市。俄羅斯也使用無人機擊中烏克蘭。俄羅斯擊中了切爾諾貝爾核電廠附近的地方，這非常危險。

Some good things happened. The two countries traded 185 prisoners. Also, they stopped fighting for a short time to fix power lines at a nuclear plant.

也發生了一些好事。兩國交換了 185 名囚犯。此外，他們短暫停火以維修核電廠的電線。

Conclusion

Russia does not want to talk. The fighting continues and nuclear plants are in danger.

俄羅斯不想談判。戰鬥仍在持續，核電廠處於危險之中。

Vocabulary Learning

⚡️ The 'Want' Pattern

In this text, we see a very useful way to say what someone desires: [Person] + want(s) + [Action/Thing]

  • President Zelenskyy wants to meet...
  • He wants a meeting...
  • He does not want to talk...

Simple Rule: If it is one person (He, She, Zelenskyy), add an -s → wants. If it is more than one person (They, We), no -s → want.

🛡️ Action Words (Verbs)

Look at how the text describes the conflict. These are basic A2 'power words':

  1. Hit →\rightarrow to strike something.
  2. Trade →\rightarrow to give one thing and get another.
  3. Support →\rightarrow to help or agree with someone.

Example from text: "Ukraine used drones to hit Russian cities." (Past Action →\rightarrow Result)

Vocabulary Learning

neutral (adj.)
Not supporting any side in an argument or war
Example:Switzerland is often a neutral country.
support (v.)
To help or agree with someone
Example:My parents support my decision to learn English.
attacking (v.)
Trying to hurt or destroy someone or something
Example:The army is attacking the city.
drones (n.)
Small aircraft without a pilot that can be controlled from far away
Example:The photographer used drones to take pictures of the beach.
dangerous (adj.)
Something that can hurt you or cause problems
Example:It is dangerous to walk alone in the dark.
traded (v.)
To give something and get something else in return
Example:I traded my apple for his orange.
prisoners (n.)
People who are kept in prison
Example:The prisoners are waiting for their trial.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→