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 　　WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that the Ukraine crisis had reinforced unity¹ of the United States and its European allies, although he did not rule out the possibility of providing lethal² weapons to the Ukrainian forces, an act opposed by German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel.

　　"There maybe some areas where there are tactical disagreements, " said Obama at a joint⁴ press conference with Merkelin the White House, referring to the possible shift from U.S. policy of not arming Ukrainian forces. "Not just Ukraine, but the principle of territorial⁵ integrity and sovereignty is one where we are completely unified⁶."

　　"We are not looking for Russia to fail. We are not looking for Russia to be surrounded and contained and weakened," said Obama, although minutes ago he told reporters that unified Western acts to pressure the Kremlin would include continued efforts to bolster⁷ the presence of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in central and eastern Europe and continued isolation⁸ of Russia.

　　Obama says U.S.-EU unity reinforced on Ukraine crisis

　　Although he said whether Washington would send lethal weapons to Kiev was not yet decided⁹, Obama left open the prospect¹⁰, a scenario¹¹ which opponents, including Merkel, feared would trigger a proxy¹² war with Moscow.

　　"Now, it is true that if, diplomacy¹³ fails, what I've asked my team to do is to look at all options," he said. "And the possibility of lethal defensive¹⁴ weapons is one of those options that's being examined."

　　Meanwhile, Merkel reaffirmed that military solution, though still regarded as "low prospect" by Obama, would fail to solve the crisis. "We continue to pursue a diplomatic solution, although we have suffered a lot of setbacks," she said, hinting that a unilateral effort for Washington to arm the Ukrainian forces was not something Europe would like to see.

　　"But if, at a certain point in time, one has to say that a success is not possible, even if one puts every efforts into it," said Merkel, "then the United States and Europe have to sit together and try and explore further possibilities of what one can do."

　　Merkel's visit to Washington was the latest in her shuttle diplomacy to solve the conflict in eastern Ukraine which has already claimed more than 5,300 lives. Just returning from a surprise visit to Moscow over the last weekend, Merkel would join her counterparts from France, Russia and Ukraine for a summit in Minsk on Wednesday.

1 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

2 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

3 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

6 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

7 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

8 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

11 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。

12 proxy   

n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人

参考例句：

• You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。
• We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

13 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

14 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。