Switzerland Freezes between $50-100 Million of FIFA Officials
Lesson Brief
BBC Russian
At the request of the United States, Switzerland has frozen dozens of Swiss bank accounts of FIFA officials. The U.S. sent the request citing that these bank accounts are being used for laundering money and other corrupt practices. Switzerland has agreed and has frozen upward of $100 million in accounts.
Click and Match
- bank account, check, score
- счёт
- to assume, to suppose
- предполагать, предположить
- innocence
- невиновность
- to freeze, to frost
- замораживать, заморозить
- within the framework/confines of
- в рамках
- put aside, nudged aside
- отстранённый
- investigation
- расследование
- authority, power
- полномочие
- request, inquiry
- запрос
- to appear (before)
- представать, предстать