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Biden cautions Americans to leave Ukraine ahead of any Russian aggression¹

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President Biden warned Americans residing in Ukraine to leave, due to an increased threat from potential Russian military actions. There are around 30,000 Americans still in the country.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

As Russian troops and armaments continue to amass³ near the Ukrainian border, President Biden has told Americans to leave. Here's a clip from NBC News.

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PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: American citizens should leave, should leave now. We're dealing⁴ with one of the largest armies in the world. This is a very different situation, and things could go crazy quickly.

FADEL: Biden also starkly⁵ declared that the U.S. will not rescue Americans if they get stuck in Ukraine to avoid, as he put it, a world war in which Russian and American troops could be shooting at one another. For more, we turn to NPR's Frank Langfitt, who's in Kyiv. Hey, Frank.

FRANK LANGFITT, BYLINE⁶: Good morning.

FADEL: Good morning. So how are Americans and other expats there reacting to what Biden said?

LANGFITT: Well, people are waking up to this news, and so far, I think quite calm. You've got to remember from a Ukrainian or an American expat perspective here, Ukraine has been under tremendous pressure from Russia for many years. There was the invasion of Crimea. There's an ongoing⁷ low-level war in eastern Ukraine. And this morning, I was at a park. I talked to a guy named John Shmorhun. He's originally from Maryland. He works in the agricultural industry here, and this was his take on it.

JOHN SHMORHUN: Many of us have our roots here in Ukraine for many years. And there's a number of expats that are here, and we've created a life here for ourselves. So I appreciate the warning from the State Department, but we're here. We're here to stay.

LANGFITT: And I've got to say, other European countries have not followed suit yet, for instance, the United Kingdom, to tell that their citizens to leave. There's been a little bit of gallows⁸ humor online. There was a Scottish man I saw on Facebook saying he was trying to get from Belarus, where there's a massive Russian military buildup, down here to Kyiv in, you know, the center of the country. And he was trying to map out a route and said, I can't find a tank option to get here. And actually Kyiv, I shouldn't say, is the center of the country. It's actually not that far from Belarus. So people are watching the buildup there very closely from here.

FADEL: How many Americans are in Ukraine? And if they want to leave, how will they do that?

LANGFITT: Yeah, we're not certain. More than 7,000, maybe up to 20,000 It all depends on how many register with the United States Embassy. Commercial airlines still available, but otherwise, if the airport shuts down, you'd be looking at overland routes to Slovakia, Hungary, Poland. The 82nd Airborne is actually going to be in Poland set up to receive Americans if they end up having to come. But they've also been told not to cross the border into Ukraine.

FADEL: What are you hearing from Ukrainians this morning?

LANGFITT: Much the same as what you heard from John earlier. I met a woman named Olga Tokariuk (ph). She's a journalist here, 36 years old. I met her last night at a panel discussion here, and this is what she had to say.

OLGA TOKARIUK: As a Ukrainian, it will not impact, like, my plans. I plan to, you know, keep calm and carry on, stay in Kyiv. I do not plan to leave at this time. I do not believe in a full-scale invasion in an overt⁹ invasion because I think Russia really can't afford it.

LANGFITT: And the point she makes and many make here is that a massive invasion would be very costly¹⁰ to Vladimir Putin in terms of loss of troops and the political damage internationally.

FADEL: OK, so what accounts for the different tone on the streets of Kyiv that you're hearing and the intense alarm we hear from the White House, from the British prime minister for that matter?

LANGFITT: Sure. The Ukrainians have been living this for many, many years, and they're afraid that the words out of the White House is actually going to spread fear and contribute to Vladimir Putin's strategy to put maximum psychological pressure on the Ukrainian people. On the other hand, from the American military, they say they've never seen a troop buildup like this before. And American officials are very serious and sober when you talk to them about this.

FADEL: NPR's Frank Langfitt, thank you so much.

LANGFITT: Good to talk, Leila.

1 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

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 amass   

vt.积累，积聚

参考例句：

• How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。

4 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。

5 starkly   

adj. 变硬了的,完全的 adv. 完全,实在,简直

参考例句：

• The city of Befast remains starkly divided between Catholics and Protestants. 贝尔法斯特市完全被处在天主教徒和新教徒的纷争之中。
• The black rocks stood out starkly against the sky. 那些黑色的岩石在天空衬托下十分显眼。

6 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。

7 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

8 gallows   

n.绞刑架，绞台

参考例句：

• The murderer was sent to the gallows for his crimes.谋杀犯由于罪大恶极被处以绞刑。
• Now I was to expiate all my offences at the gallows.现在我将在绞刑架上赎我一切的罪过。

9 overt   

adj.公开的，明显的，公然的

参考例句：

• His opponent's intention is quite overt.他的对手的意图很明显。
• We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。

10 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。