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NATO Sends Ships, Planes to Eastern Europe over Russian Buildup Near Ukraine

NATO members plan to send more ships and fighter jets to Eastern Europe following Russia's military buildup along its border with Ukraine.

The military alliance said Monday that additional troops and equipment would be provided by several nations, including the United States, Denmark, Spain, France and the Netherlands.

In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the deployments. He said the alliance planned to "continue to take all necessary measures to protect and defend all allies, including by reinforcing the eastern part of the alliance."

Stoltenberg added: "We will always respond to any deterioration² of our security environment, including through strengthening our collective defense³."

Russia has deployed⁴ an estimated 100,000 troops just across its border with Ukraine. U.S. and NATO officials have expressed concern that the military buildup could lead to a Russian invasion.

Russia denies it is planning to invade Ukraine. Russian officials have said the country's military buildup serves as a defensive⁵ measure against possible military actions by NATO and Ukraine.

Russia is demanding that NATO promise it will never permit Ukraine to join the military alliance. It has also sought guarantees against further NATO expansion in Eastern Europe.

Diplomatic talks in recent days aimed at reducing tensions failed to produce any agreements.

NATO said Monday it was strengthening its "deterrence⁶" abilities in the Baltic Sea area. Denmark planned to send a warship⁷ and F-16 fighter planes to Lithuania. Spain was sending four fighter jets to Bulgaria and three ships to the Black Sea to join NATO naval⁸ forces. France said it was prepared to send troops to Romania.

Some NATO countries close to Russia – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – have confirmed plans to send U.S.-made anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.

Russian government spokesman Dmitry Peskov blamed recent moves by NATO and the United States for increasing tensions. "All this is happening not because of what we, Russia, are doing. This is happening because of what NATO (and) the U.S. are doing," he told reporters.

The United States and Britain announced orders for their embassy workers and family members in Kyiv to leave Ukraine. They said the orders were issued because of the threat of possible Russian military action.

NATO's announcement came as European Union foreign ministers sought to show a united front in support of Ukraine. In a statement, the ministers said the EU was already working to prepare possible sanctions against Russia. They warned that "any further military aggression⁹ by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe costs."

Separately, the EU also promised to increase financial support for Ukraine. It said it plans to approve $1.4 billion in loans and grants to the country as soon as possible.

Words in This Story

respond – v. say or do something as an answer or reaction to something

deteriorate¹⁰ – v. to become worse

deter¹ – v. make someone less likely to do something

sanction – n. an order that is given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country

consequence – n. the result of an action or situation, especially one that has a bad result

grant – n. an amount of money provided by a government or organization for a special purpose

1 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

2 deterioration   

n.退化；恶化；变坏

参考例句：

• Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
• The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

5 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

6 deterrence   

威慑，制止； 制止物，制止因素； 挽留的事物； 核威慑

参考例句：

• An extreme school of "disarmers" pronounced stable deterrence was a dangerous deception. “裁军论者”中的极端派声称，稳定的威摄是一种危险的骗局。
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。

7 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

8 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

9 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。

10 deteriorate   

v.变坏；恶化；退化

参考例句：

• Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
• He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。