Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.

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2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.

To opt for independence; to take on responsibility; to come into force; to protect minority rights; to pull off a success; to claim hundreds of thousands of lives; under the arrangements; to strengthen.

3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.

Осуществлять/добиваться успеха; выбирать независимость; вступить в силу; защищать права меньшинств; брать на себя ответственность; унести сотни тысяч жизней; в соответствии с договоренностями; укреплять.

4. Read the article again and answer the questions.

1. What significant success was reached by the EU's foreign policy chief?
2. What EU role does this agreement strengthen?
3. What does this agreement prevent?
4. In what way will the two countries be organized?
5. What will happen to the economic systems of both countries?

5. Questions for discussion.

1. Why do you think the success of persuading the two countries to stay together was called significant?
2. Do you agree that both republics would benefit from it?
3. What is «preventive diplomacy»? Can you think of other examples of preventive diplomacy?
4. Why do you think this agreement is so important? What does it prevent?

6. Render the article in English.

III

1. Read the article and look up the meaning of the underlined words and phrases in the dictionary.

US ready to resume arms sales to India

The US yesterday signaled it was ready to resume arms sales to India as the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff¹ announced that detailed negotiations were under wav for the sale of weapon-seeking radars to New Delhi.

Closing a two-day visit to New Delhi the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said the two countries were ready to finalize terms for the radar deal. US officials in India said the deal represented the start of a new era of defense exports to India.

The US embassy said it marked a symbolic shift in the US attitude towards defense exports to India and that a renewed arms export relationship was part of the wider warming of relations between the two countries.

Later this week, a group of US defense officials will arrive in New Delhi for further talks with the Minister of Defense on the terms of the sale.

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