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<French #152>  Moscow wants truce to 'stop progress' of Ukrainians, says Zelensky - le 5 janvier 2023

   Today's article is about the negotiation between Ukraine and Russia from "France 24" dated January 5, 2023.

 

French Original

Moscou veut une trêve pour "arrêter la progression" des Ukrainiens, dit Zelensky

 

Le président ukrainien a semblé, jeudi soir, rejeter le cessez-le-feu de 36 heures proposé par Vladimir Poutine à l'occasion du Noël orthodoxe, les 6 et 7 janvier. De son côté, le président turc, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a proposé son aide à Volodymyr Zelensky pour négocier la paix avec Moscou.

 

English Translation

Moscow wants truce to 'stop progress' of Ukrainians, says Zelensky

 

The Ukrainian president appeared on Thursday evening to reject the 36-hour ceasefire proposed by Vladimir Putin on the occasion of Orthodox Christmas, January 6 and 7. For his part, the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered his help to Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate peace with Moscow.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

paix: peace

a proposé: proposed

a semblé: appeared

arrêter: to stop, to arrest

<C>

cessez-le-feu: ceasefire

côté: side

<J>

jeudi: Thursday

<P>

progression: progress

<S>

semblé (sembler): appeared (appear)

<T>

trêve: truce

turc: Turkish