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Ukraine: Fears of invasion

Several countries have now said that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen at any time.

This follows some countries urging their citizens to leave Ukraine – and some embassies being evacuated.

Roy and Neil discuss this news story and teach you some related vocabulary so you can talk about it too.

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The story

Germany has become the latest Western nation to publicly warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine may be imminent, with the Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck saying Europe could be on the verge of war.

Germany also stressed the unity of the countries warning Moscow against military intervention.

Key words and phrases

full-blown
fully developed

• After a small disagreement, it soon became a full-blown argument between the two colleagues.
• I only invited a couple of people for dinner, but it seems like the whole village turned up and it became a full-blown party.

chillingly silent
frighteningly quiet

• The old house was chillingly silent as we walked through the door.
• They told a chilling story of the time they got lost for days in the forest.

false flag
invented excuse for an attack

• A false flag operation was used to justify an invasion.
• She ran for office under a false flag of environmental policies, but in truth, she didn’t care.

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