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1、大学英语六级听力辅导题训练XX prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; adversity is not without forts and hopes. 以下是为大家搜索的大学听力辅导题训练xx，希望能给大家带来帮助!更多精彩内容请及时关注我们! Carla Babb, Luis Ramirez Last updated on: July 09, xx 7:57 PM President Barack Obama pledged long-term U.S. support for Europe and urged unity
2、at what he said was a “pivotal moment” for the NATO alliance and Europe. “In this challenging moment, I want to take this opportunity to state clearly what will never change, and that is the unwavering mitment of the United States to the security and defense of Europe, to our transatlantic relations
3、hip, to our mitment to our mon defense,” Obama said at the close Saturday of a NATO summit that U.S. officials called the most crucial gathering of the alliance since the Cold War. U.S. officials said the NATO summit marked a turning point in which NATO is shifting its focus from reassurance to dete
4、rrence. At the start of the summit Friday, Obama announced the U.S. would send nearly 1,000 troops to Poland as part of what officials said was a modest force whose purpose would be to deter Russian aggression. NATO members also agreed to additional deployments in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvi
5、a and Lithuania, as part of what NATO officials said was the alliances largest deployment since the end of the Cold War. The decision to boost rapid-response forces followed pressure by leaders of the Baltics, which analysts say are especially vulnerable to Russian aggression. Defense analysts say r
6、ecent studies show Russian forces could take any one of the Baltic capitals within 60 hours. Larger Russian presence Russia has repeatedly denounced the military buildup and vowed to place additional Russian soldiers in the region, where it already maintains a large military presence. Russia is also
7、 showing no signs of ending its intervention in Ukraine after more than two years. WATCH: Obama Urges Unity in Europe at Pivotal Moment Speaking to VOAs Serbian service, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin said Russias presence in Ukraine needed to end, but that NATO was looking for cooperation, not confrontati
8、on. “Clearly, Russia is the aggressor, the Maryland Democrat said. What were trying to do is get Russia to follow international law. So, yes, we have taken sanction steps against Russia for its invasion into Ukraine. Yes, we continue to speak out against what they are doing that we think is counterp
9、roductive to security in our region. But our hope is that we will get the cooperation of Russia to respect their international mitments.” Earlier this year, NATO officially invited Montenegro to bee the alliances 29th member, once its bid is approved by the alliances legislative bodies. Cardin said
10、he saw bipartisan support for the countrys bid in the U.S. Congress. Montenegros defense minister, Milica Pejanovic-Djurisic, told VOA in Warsaw that above everything else, the countrys entry into NATO was about stability and security. Montenegro is in a position to talk about these things not only
11、when it es to our own situation, for ensuring the full security of our own citizens, but also from the point that we are able to further on project stability and security into the region of the western Balkans, which is essential for the vision of ensuring that Europe remains at peace, she said. Bre
12、xit impact for NATO British voters decision to leave the European question fueled concerns of NATO states many of them EU members about the unity of the EU bloc and possibly that of the security alliance itself. In his closing remarks at the summit, Obama called on Britain and the European Union not
13、 to harden their stances as Britain begins to negotiate its exit from the EU. The discussions have been marked by acrimony, with EU leaders insisting that Britain leave quickly so as to end uncertainty and economic disruption. The U.S leader called on both sides to aept Brexit as a reality and assum
14、e the referendum is “going to stick.” More support for Afghanistan At the two-day summit, NATO leaders pledged to continue training Afghan security forces into xx and to provide nearly $1 billion each year to support Afghan forces through 2021. Together with contributions from the United States, tha
15、t means the Western alliance will continue to provide about $4.5 billion per year for Afghan security forces. The United States recently announced it would slow its withdrawal of troops, keeping 8,400 in Afghanistan through the end of Obamas presidency in early xx. In Warsaw, NATO allies and partner
16、s said they would keep about 12,000 troops in Afghanistan into xx. The new NATO mitment is slightly lower than the approximately 13,000 international troops currently carrying out the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission to help train, advise and assist Afghan forces, aording to senior U.S. administration officials. These numbers do not reflect additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan w
