普京承认克里米亚为主权独立国家

普京承认克里米亚为主权独立国家 　　

MOSCOW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to recognize Crimea as a sovereign and independent state, the Kremlin press service said Monday.

　　"Considering the will of the peoples of Crimea expressed at the all-Crimea referendum on March 16, 2014, I hereby decree that the Republic of Crimea, where the city of Sevastopol has a special status, be recognized as a sovereign and independent state," the decree said.

　　It entered into force upon signature, the press service said.

　　On Tuesday, Putin will address the Federal Assembly over Crimea and Sevastopol's requests to join Russia.

　　Crimea, a Ukrainian autonomous¹ republic, held a referendum on Sunday, with some 96.6 percent of the voters for joining Russia.

　　Also on Monday, the Crimean parliament adopted a resolution on the independence of the territory and asked Russia to admit it as its new constituent² member.

　　Putin's decree came hours after West countries announced sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian politicians.

　　The European Union decided³ to impose sanctions, including visa bans and freezing assets, against 21 officials from the two countries. The United States also put such high-profile officials as Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Federal Council, upper house of the parliament, chairperson Valentina Matvienko on the sanction list, which Matvienko slammed as " political blackmail⁴."

　　Washington has also warned that it would take additional steps against Russia if Moscow fails to return servicemen to their bases and does not respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial⁵ integrity.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 constituent   

n.选民；成分，组分；adj.组成的，构成的

参考例句：

• Sugar is the main constituent of candy.食糖是糖果的主要成分。
• Fibre is a natural constituent of a healthy diet.纤维是健康饮食的天然组成部分。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 blackmail   

n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓

参考例句：

• She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。
• The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。

5 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。