2015年CRI 俄罗斯在89年欧洲政客们施加了旅行禁令

 

The European Union is lashing¹ out at the travel ban imposed by Russia on 89 European citizens, calling it "totally arbitrary and unjustified".

The formerly² undisclosed list was revealed to European diplomats³ based in Moscow on Thursday.

It includes the General Secretary of the EU council Uwe Corsepius and former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg among others.

Ilian Vassilev, Former Bulgarian Ambassador to Russia, who made the list for being a vocal⁴ critique of President Vladimir Putin says this is a sign that Russia wanted to deepen its isolation⁵.

"The most worrisome part is that they are indicative of a new level of potential new confrontation⁶ that is upcoming,

because Putin is trying to replicate⁷ the situation in Georgia where his troops were advancing and he was able to rush in President Sarkozy and EU was basically forced to negotiate a peace so therefore he needs a new situation where he is on the advance in east Ukraine or other fronts so he can force the EU and the West into a new bargaining that would spare for him Crimea's annexation⁸ and particularly keep his control over Ukrainian fate."

The list was compiled by the Russian foreign ministry⁹.

It says the ban is in response to EU sanctions against Russia.

Since Russia annexed¹⁰ Crimea in March of last year, the EU has imposed economic sanctions, visa bans and asset freezes on scores of Russian and Ukrainian citizens and organizations.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Russia's latest move could hamper¹¹ peace efforts in Ukraine.

"I can only say that, apart from the fact that I don't find it particularly wise to declare such travel bans, at the very least,

those concerned should have been informed about the reservations against them or at least those lists should be made public.

At a time when we are trying to defuse a persistent¹² and dangerous conflict in the middle of Europe, this does not contribute towards that."

Russian media reports are suggesting a similar list also exists for a number of U.S. citizens.

The EU, along with the United States, is accusing Russia of supporting the separatist rebels battling government forces in Eastern Ukraine.

Moscow has long-denied the allegations.

The 13-month conflict in Ukraine has claimed over 6-thousand lives and has plunged¹³ relations among Russia,

the EU and the US to their lowest point since the cold war.

The latest spat¹⁴ comes days before a fresh round of talks is due to take place in the Belarussian capital Minsk to try to salvage¹⁵ the 3-month-long ceasefire in East Ukraine.

For CRI I'm Poornima Weerasekara.

1 lashing   

n.鞭打；痛斥；大量；许多v.鞭打( lash的现在分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The speaker was lashing the crowd. 演讲人正在煽动人群。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rain was lashing the windows. 雨急打着窗子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

3 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

5 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。

6 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

7 replicate   

v.折叠，复制，模写；n.同样的样品；adj.转折的

参考例句：

• The DNA of chromatin must replicate before cell division.染色质DNA在细胞分裂之前必须复制。
• It is also easy to replicate,as the next subsection explains.就像下一个小节详细说明的那样，它还可以被轻易的复制。

8 annexation   

n.吞并，合并

参考例句：

• He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的吞并。
• I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 annexed   

[法] 附加的，附属的

参考例句：

• Germany annexed Austria in 1938. 1938年德国吞并了奥地利。
• The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。

11 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

12 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

13 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

14 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

15 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。