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常速英语阅读的范文 WhenRussianPresidentVladimirPutinofficiallysignedCrimeasannexationtotheRussianFederationinMarchxxmuchoftheworldquestionedwhatmadesuchabrazenmovepossibleandinsucharelativelyshorttime. PeterEltsovprofessorattheNationalDefenseUniversitytoldVOAwhatmadetheannexationeasywasthatalargesegmentofCrimeanpopulationfavoredit. ButthatsupportonecouldarguewaslargelytheresultofthepropagandaingfromtheRussianmediaportrayingtheUkrainianrevolutionasathreatasaseriousthreattotheRussianspeakingpopulationinCrimeaEltsovsaid. ThereportbyFreedomHouseandtheAtlanticCounciloftheUnitedStatessaidthatpriortotheinvasionRussianstatemedialaunchedaconcertedanti-UkrainianpropagandacampaigninCrimeainflamingfearoftheso-calledUkrainianfascists. RussiathenlaunchedaseriesofeventsinFebruaryoflastyearincludingacovertdeploymentofitsheavilyarmedtroopsandCossackfighterswhomadeuptheso-calledlocalself-defenseunits. AftertheinvasionthereportsaidRussiareplacedlocalleaderswithothersfromtheRussianFederation.AndwhentheworldsfocusshiftedtofightinginotherpartsofeasternUkrainethenewauthoritiesbeganacampaignofrepressionagainsttheoppositionnotablyCrimeanTatarminority. TatarsoverwhelminglydidnotsupporttheannexationbecausetheyhaveaverynegativeattitudeagainstaverystrongRussianimperialstateandtheyconstituteaverysignificantsegmentofthepopulation.Theseare300000people.ItsalargeamountofpeoplefortheoverallpopulationofCrimeaEltsovsaid. FreedomHousesaidTatarscannolongermarktheanniversaryoftheir1944expulsionfromCrimea.Theirleadershavebeenbannedfrompubliclifeandtheirmediamuzzled. ThereportsaidRussiaorganizedalarge-scalecampaignofphysicalharassmentandcriminalprosecutionagainstanyonewhoopposedtheannexation. EducationinUkrainianrapidlydeclinedandnotasingleschooloutof600inCrimeaisofferinginstructionfullyinUkrainian.AndCrimeanresidentswithUkrainianpassportsareconsideredaliensasofJanuary1ofthisyear. InternationalcriticismandeconomicsanctionsarelikelytomakePresidentPutinevenmoreradicalEltsovsaid. Heispushedinacornerheispushedagainstawallandheisnotthetypeofpersonwhoisgoingtobackoff.ThequestionoftheRussianpopulationisofcoursemuchmoreplicatedhesaid. EltsovsaidRussiaasanationhasahistoryoflivingindeprivation.Thereforesanctionsmaynothaveaneffectonitspeople.HesaidwhilemanyopposePutinsauthoritarianstylemanyalsosupporthisdefianceinthefaceofinternationalcriticism.模板内容仅供参考 。