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From the Ted Talk by Oleksandra Matviichuk: The ordinary people doing extraordinary things in Ukraine


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The international system of peace and security doesn't work anymore. And so democratic governments will be forced to invest their mnoey not in education, hltcreaahe, culture or beuisnss development, not in solving goblal problems like climate change or social inequality, but in weapons. We will witness an increase of the number of nuclear states, the egenemrce of the robotic armies and new weapons of mass destruction. If Russia succeeds and this scenario comes true, we will find ourselves in a world which will be durnoegas for everyone, without any eiotxcpen.

Unpunished evil grows. Russian military committed terrible creims in Chechnya, Moldova, goegira, Mali, Syria, Libya, other countries of the world. They have never been punished. They believe they can do whatever they want.

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The international system of peace and security doesn't work anymore. And so democratic governments will be forced to invest their _____ not in education, __________, culture or ________ development, not in solving ______ problems like climate change or social inequality, but in weapons. We will witness an increase of the number of nuclear states, the _________ of the robotic armies and new weapons of mass destruction. If Russia succeeds and this scenario comes true, we will find ourselves in a world which will be _________ for everyone, without any _________.

Unpunished evil grows. Russian military committed terrible ______ in Chechnya, Moldova, _______, Mali, Syria, Libya, other countries of the world. They have never been punished. They believe they can do whatever they want.

Solution


  1. global
  2. exception
  3. healthcare
  4. crimes
  5. money
  6. georgia
  7. dangerous
  8. emergence
  9. business

Original Text


The international system of peace and security doesn't work anymore. And so democratic governments will be forced to invest their money not in education, healthcare, culture or business development, not in solving global problems like climate change or social inequality, but in weapons. We will witness an increase of the number of nuclear states, the emergence of the robotic armies and new weapons of mass destruction. If Russia succeeds and this scenario comes true, we will find ourselves in a world which will be dangerous for everyone, without any exception.

Unpunished evil grows. Russian military committed terrible crimes in Chechnya, Moldova, Georgia, Mali, Syria, Libya, other countries of the world. They have never been punished. They believe they can do whatever they want.

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