奥巴马宣布对俄罗斯和乌克兰官员实施制裁

奥巴马宣布对俄罗斯和乌克兰官员实施制裁 　　

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced sanctions against seven Russian and four Ukrainian officials after a referendum in Crimea, the White House said.

　　The sanctions include assets freeze and travel bans on the 11 people, who the United States said are responsible for threatening Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial¹ integrity.

　　Among those sanctioned are ousted² Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Vladislav Surkov and Sergey Glazyev, aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin, are also on the blacklist.

　　"Today I'm announcing a series of measures that will continue to increase the cost on Russia and on those responsible for what is happening in Ukriane," Obama said in a televised address at the White House.

　　"If Russia continues to interfere³ in Ukraine, we stand ready to impose further sanctions," Obama added.

　　Obama also said that he believed there is still a path to resolve the situation in Ukraine diplomatically "in a way that addresses the interest of both Russia and Ukraine."

　　The Crimean parliament declared independence from Ukraine on Monday, after official results showed 96.77 percent of Crimean voters chose to join Russia in Sunday's referendum.

　　Western countries including the United States, France, Germany and Britain rejected the referendum, calling the vote "illegal" and "contrary to the Ukrainian constitution."

　　In his telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, Obama said the United States will not recognize the Crimean referendum, adding that the vote was conducted "under duress⁴ of Russian military intervention⁵."

1 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。

2 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

3 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

4 duress   

n.胁迫

参考例句：

• He claimed that he signed the confession under duress.他说他是被迫在认罪书上签字的。
• These unequal treaties were made under duress.这些不平等条约是在强迫下签订的。

5 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。