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European leaders caution against escalating¹ Russia-Ukraine tensions

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Officials in Europe are working toward a common approach to address Russia's threat against Ukraine. France's president says the EU must use every tool in its diplomatic tool box.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

After conferring with European allies, President Biden claimed that there is a united front on the Russian threat to Ukraine. But European leaders say the talk of an invasion may be sowing divisions among them. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris.

ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE³: This week, after the U.S. announced it was pulling the families of American diplomats⁴ out of Kyiv, the European Union's foreign policy chief warned against overdramatizing the situation. French President Emmanuel Macron said Europe must take Russian President Vladimir Putin down the path of de-escalation.

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PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON: (Speaking French).

BEARDSLEY: "And the EU," he said, "will use every tool in its diplomatic toolbox." Yesterday, France hosted a meeting of the four powers that have been seeking to end the long-simmering war in eastern Ukraine. The diplomats from France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine met for eight hours with a promise to meet again. But those talks did not address the major issues - the 100,000-plus Russian troops on Ukraine's borders, Russia's demands that NATO never accept Ukraine as a member. Political analyst⁵ Christian⁶ Makarian says the Russian leader has a clear message for Europe.

CHRISTIAN MAKARIAN: Putin wants the Europeans to understand that between Russia and America, there is nothing. Russia is a superpower. America is a superpower. And Europe is not.

BEARDSLEY: Makarian says Putin relishes⁷ divisions across the Atlantic and among Europeans. The Baltic states and Poland, for example, take a much harder line on Russia than Germany, which exports to Russia and depends on Russian gas.

MAKARIAN: The power of Germany is not in diplomacy⁸ but in economy. So if Germany loses its economic positions, Germany loses also its diplomatic status.

BEARDSLEY: For Germany, it's also about its history with Russia, says Dominique Moisi with the Montaigne Institute.

DOMINIQUE MOISI: The Germans still feel that it would be tough for them to deliver weapons that could be used against Russia. The memories of World War II are still present in the German mind.

BEARDSLEY: German Chancellor⁹ Olaf Scholz met Macron in Berlin Tuesday to align¹⁰ the Russia policy of the EU's two biggest economies. They proclaimed unity¹¹, but their tones were different, says Sylvie Kauffmann, editorialist with French newspaper Le Monde.

SYLVIE KAUFFMANN: Macron was much more aggressive in a way. He spoke¹² about Russia as a force of instability for the European order.

BEARDSLEY: It may be more complicated for Germany, says Kauffmann, but when push comes to shove, the Germans will stand with their Western allies.

KAUFFMANN: I think there's an awareness¹³ now that the West cannot afford to appear divided in front of the Russian threat. And there's also an awareness that this crisis and this conflict is larger than Ukraine.

BEARDSLEY: But Dominique Moisi says the West is divided, and Putin sees it - and not just in Europe.

MOISI: He sees the situation in America. What happened on January 6, march to the Capitol, has convinced him that democracy is dying in America.

BEARDSLEY: This makes it harder for Europe and America to show a strong united front when dealing¹⁴ with Russia.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.

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1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 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》

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

7 relishes   

n.滋味( relish的名词复数 )；乐趣；（大量的）享受；快乐v.欣赏( relish的第三人称单数 )；从…获得乐趣；渴望

参考例句：

• The meat relishes of pork. 这肉有猪肉味。 来自辞典例句
• The biography relishes too much of romance. 这篇传记中传奇色彩太浓。 来自辞典例句

8 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。

9 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。

10 align   

vt.使成一线，结盟，调节；vi.成一线，结盟

参考例句：

• Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。

11 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。

12 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

13 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

14 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。