普京:与俄断交伤害欧盟经济

 　　MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Curtailing¹ cooperation between Moscow and the European Union (EU) will blunt the economic competitiveness of the European countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.

　　"Severing² economic ties between the EU and Russia will inevitably³ lead to the loss of certain degree of competitiveness of the entire euro-zone in mid-term and long-term prospective," Putin told reporters following talks with his visiting Cypriot counterpart Nicos Anastasiades.

　　The EU has lost tens of billions of euros due to anti-Russia sanctions and the ensuing counter-sanctions by Russia, which boasts enormous natural wealth and holds leading positions in many other sectors⁴ such as nuclear power, he said.

　　Severing economic ties with Russia to harm EU: Putin

　　Admitting that cutting ties with the EU also casts negative effect on Russia, Putin said European countries should have taken their national interests into account when imposing⁵ sanctions.

　　Meanwhile, the recent flare-up in the gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine would also likely to threaten Moscow's gas supplies to Europe, the president said.

　　Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller⁶ warned Tuesday to fully⁷ halt natural gas supplies to Ukraine in two days due to the absence of prepayments.

　　Russia's Gazprom and Energy Ministry⁸ "are taking energetic measures not only to inform our European partners about the problem on gas supplies but also to get them involved in trying to solve it," Interfax quoted Putin as saying.

　　Regular contacts were made among Russian, Ukrainian and European sides to solve the gas issues, European Commission Vice- President responsible for the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic said Wednesday.

　　Putin said Kiev's decision of cutting gas supplies to Donbass " looks like genocide," especially considering current humanitarian⁹ crisis there.

　　Under the Minsk agreements and the resolution of the UN Security Council, Kiev must ensure energy supplies to Donbass in line with the provision on the economic recovery and social restoration in eastern Ukraine, according to Putin.

　　Kiev last Wednesday cut off its gas supplies to Donetsk and Lugansk regions because of "critical damage" of the gas pipelines¹⁰, which was seen by the rebels as a political move.

　　Putin on Wednesday stressed that Gazprom did not breach¹¹ any contract terms on gas supplies to Ukraine through border points in eastern regions.

1 curtailing   

v.截断，缩短( curtail的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They will be curtailing the discussions at two thirty. 他们将把讨论缩短至两点半。 来自互联网
• Individually, banks are acting rationally by retaining their capital and curtailing lending. 此外，银行们正在合理地保留其资本和减少贷款。 来自互联网

2 severing   

v.切断，断绝( sever的现在分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The death of a second parent is like severing an umbilical cord to our past. 父母当中第二个人去世，就象斩断了把我们同过去联在一起的纽带。 来自辞典例句
• The severing theory and severing method for brittle block are studied. 研究裂纹技术应用于分离脆性块体的分离理论和分离方法。 来自互联网

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

4 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

6 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 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。

9 humanitarian   

n.人道主义者，博爱者，基督凡人论者

参考例句：

• She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
• The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。

10 pipelines   

管道( pipeline的名词复数 )； 输油管道； 在考虑（或规划、准备） 中； 在酿中

参考例句：

• The oil is carried to the oil refinery by pipelines. 石油通过输油管输送到炼油厂。
• The oil carried in pipelines. 石油用管道输送。

11 breach   

n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破

参考例句：

• We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
• He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。