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乌克兰停火会谈即将展开
Ukraine'sPresidentPetroPoroshenkohasraisedhopesthatadealcouldbestruckwithRussiatoendfightingintheeastofhiscountry.

乌克兰总统佩特罗·波罗申科让人们看到了与俄罗斯达成协议结束国内东部地区混乱局面的希望。

Ukraine,Russiaandpro-RussiarebelsaresettobeginafternoontalksinBelarus.However,therearenewreportsofshellingnearthetownofMariupol.

Meanwhile,Westerncountriesarepreparingtotighten1sanctionsonRussiaincasetalkscometonothing.

TheyareattendingtheseconddayofaNatosummitinNewport,Wales.

TheWestaccusesRussiaofsendingarmsandtroopstobacktherebelsineasternUkraine.Moscowdeniesthis.

Morethan2,600peoplehavediedduringthefive-monthconflict.

LeaderswillalsodiscussthegrowingthreatofIslamicState(IS)inIraqandSyria.

AnISvideoreleasedonTuesdayshowedthekilling2ofUSjournalistStevenSotloff,justdaysafterthegroupbeheadedanotherAmericanreporter,JamesFoley.

Inthelatestvideo,anISmilitant3isseenthreateningtokillaUKhostage,aidworkerDavidHaines,whowasseizedinMarch2013inSyria'sIdlibprovince.

NatoSecretaryGeneralAndersFoghRasmussensaidNatohadpledged"seriously"toexamineanypleabyIraqtofightISmilitants4.

UKPrimeMinisterDavidCameronsaidthathiscountrywasdecidingwhethertoarmtheKurds.

AlsoontheagendaisthesituationinAfghanistan,wheretheallianceisduetoenditscombatoperationsattheendofthisyear.

However,thereisnogovernmentinplaceinKabultocompletethehandoverbecausetheoutcomeofpresidentialelectionsearlierthisyearisstillbeingcontested.
1tightenv.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧参考例句：Turnthescrewtotherighttotightenit.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
Somecountriestightenmonetarypolicytoavoidinflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。2killingn.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财参考例句：Investorsaresettomakeakillingfromthesell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
LastweekmybrothermadeakillingonWallStreet.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3militantadj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士参考例句：Somemilitantleaderswanttomergewithwhiteradicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
Heisamilitantinthemovement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。4militants激进分子，好斗分子(militant的名词复数)参考例句：Themilitantshavebeensporadicallyfightingthegovernmentforyears.几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
Despitetheonslaught,Palestinianmilitantsmanagedtof