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Nato says it's reviewing all ties with Russia because of the continuing crisis in Ukraine. Thedefence organization announced its decision after meeting with Russian officials in Brussels.From where Matthew Price reports.

The Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that the situation in Ukraine presentsserious implications for the security of the Euro-Atlantic area. He says Russia continues toviolate Ukraine's sovereignty, because of that, the entire range of Nato-Russia cooperationis under review, planning for the first Nato-Russia joint¹ mission has been suspended. Bothwere to have been involved in putting Syria's chemical weapons beyond use. Other contactsbetween Nato and Russia will also be stopped, for now Russia's envoy² to Nato accused thealliance of applying Cold War stereotype³ to his country.

The Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has left Paris without talking to members of Ukraine'sinterim government. Mr. Lavrov met the American Secretary of State John Kerry and Europeanforeign ministers and agreed to continue talks in the coming days. He said that pressure frominternational bodies such as Nato was not helpful.

“These actions are not helpful in creating atmosphere of dialogue and constructivecooperation. John Kerry admitted that this atmosphere needs to be created that underconditions of threats and ultimatums⁴, it is difficult to work on honest agreements that couldhelp the Ukrainian people to stabilize⁵ the situation.”

Later Mr. Kerry told a news conference they had initiated⁶ a process that he hoped would leadto a de-escalation in Ukraine.Separately, the Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed thecrisis in a phone call with the German Chancellor⁷ Angela Merkel.

The United Nations chief representative in Crimea has been forced to cut short his missionafter he was threaten by armed men in the regional capital Simferopol. A British televisionreporter said Robert Serry was trapped in a cafe by a hostile pro-Russian crowd before beingescorted to the airport.

The lead investigator⁸ in the trial in Egypt to three journalists from the Al Jazeera televisionnetwork has taken the stand for the first time. The journalists are accused of spreading falsenews and helping⁹ the Muslim Brotherhood¹⁰ which the Egyptian authorities say is a terroristgroup. The investigator said that Al-Jazeera's bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy belongs to theBrotherhood because he helped to broadcast news that benefits the group. A defence lawyer, FF said today's testimonies¹¹ showed that the charges against the three journalists wouldn'tstand.

“Today, the session was to hear witness testimonies, and the most important of thesetestimonies is that of a national security officer who is in charge of investigating the journalists.From the questions directed to him, it could be said that the accusations¹² directed towards thesethree defendants¹³ have completely collapsed¹⁴.”

World News from the BBC

Thousands of government supporters and troops have marched through Venezuela's capitalCaracas to mark the first anniversary of the death of the former President Hugo Chavez.Foreign leaders joined the commemoration. In a speech, President Nicolas Maduro blamedright-wing radicals¹⁵ for the unrest that his country has seen in the last three weeks. Eric Lemusreports.

It was always going to be difficult to replace a charismatic leader like Hugo Chavez. But maybeeven President Nicolas Maduro didn't realize how tall an order that was. Mr. Chavez'sendorsement won him last year's elections, but only just then he had to fight off accusationsof fraud. In today's speech, Mr. Maduro praised the loyalty¹⁶ Venezuelans have shown to theirdead leader. Many said the governing party would fall apart after the death of Hugo Chavez.And yes, despite the pressures, potential disputes have been kept well under wraps so far.

The United States says it's frozen more than $450m in assets hidden in European accounts bythe former Nigerian leader Sani Abacha and his conspirators¹⁷. The US Justice Department saidthat this is the largest action ever to seize funds linked to foreign official corruption¹⁸. It saidthe assets were the proceeds of corruption during and after the military leader's time inpower.

A theme park in southern England is to close temporally following threats by far-rightorganizations. The amusement park Legoland near London had been due to host a private funday organized by the Muslim Research and Development Foundation. But this was cancelledfollowing discussions with police.

Kosovo has played its first international football match 15 years after Nato intervened duringthe territories fight for independence from Serbia. Kosovo is not officially recognized byfootball's world governing body Fifa, because it's not a member of the United Nations. Thematch in Mitrovica against Haiti finished 0-0.

1 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。

2 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

3 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

4 ultimatums   

最后通牒( ultimatum的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Environmental groups in Nevada and the Midwest have issued similar ultimatums. 内华达和中西部的环保团体也发布了类似的最后通牒。
• A proactive teacher doesn't deliver ultimatums. [先发制人式]师并不下最后通牒。

5 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

6 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

7 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。

8 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

9 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

10 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

11 testimonies   

（法庭上证人的）证词( testimony的名词复数 )； 证明，证据

参考例句：

• Davie poured forth his eloquence upon the controversies and testimonies of the day. 戴维向他滔滔不绝地谈那些当时有争论的问题和上帝的箴言。
• Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 22求你除掉我所受的羞辱和藐视，因我遵守你的法度。

12 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

13 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

14 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

15 radicals   

n.激进分子( radical的名词复数 )；根基；基本原理；[数学]根数

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals. 一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent. 现在人们担忧激进分子会变得更加不妥协。 来自辞典例句

16 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

17 conspirators   

n.共谋者，阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The conspirators took no part in the fighting which ensued. 密谋者没有参加随后发生的战斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The French conspirators were forced to escape very hurriedly. 法国同谋者被迫匆促逃亡。 来自辞典例句

18 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。