Moscow pledged Tuesday it would not intervene in the crisis in neighbouring Ukraine but said the country should not be forced to choose between Russia and the West.
莫斯科週二誓言，不會介入鄰國烏克蘭的國內危機，但表示該國不該被迫在俄羅斯和西方間選邊站。
"We confirmed our principled position of non-intervention in Ukraine’s internal affairs and expect that everyone follows similar logic," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
「我們堅定我們不干預烏克蘭內政的原則立場，期盼各國遵循同樣的道理。」（俄國）外交部長拉夫羅夫說。
"We are interested in Ukraine being part of the European family, in all senses of the word," he said after talks with Luxembourg counterpart Jean Asselborn.
「我們樂見烏克蘭成為歐洲家庭的一部分，從各方面來說。」他在與盧森堡外交部長阿塞爾伯恩會談後說。
But he added： "We agree that... it is dangerous and counterproductive to force Ukraine into a choice -- either you are with us or against us."
但他補充：「我們同意…迫使烏克蘭選擇是危險的，也會招致反效果的--不管你同意我們或反對我們。」
His remarks signalled a possible softening of Moscow’s stance after harsh statements both by Lavrov’s own ministry and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday.
他的談話暗示莫斯科的立場可能軟化，在拉夫羅夫和總理梅德維傑夫週一都發表強硬的聲明後。
Medvedev had accused Ukraine’s new leadership of waging an "armed mutiny".
梅德維傑夫指控烏克蘭的新政權正發動「武裝叛亂」。
Asselborn also said Ukraine’s stability could only be a product of a broad dialogue that must include Russia, both on political reforms and financial aid. （AFP）
阿塞爾伯恩也說，烏克蘭的穩定只可能是廣泛對話的產物，而且該對話必須涵蓋俄國，在政治改革與金融援助上缺一不可。（法新社）
新聞辭典
intervene：動詞，介入、干預。例句：Sara might have been killed if the neighbors hadn’t intervened.（莎拉可能已經被殺了，如果鄰居沒有介入的話。）
counterproductive：形容詞，反效果的。例句：New sanctions on Iran would be counterproductive.（對伊朗實施新制裁可能招致反效果。）
mutiny：名詞，叛亂。動詞，參加叛亂。如put down a mutiny.（鎮壓叛亂）
資料來源 http://iservice.ltn.com.tw/Service/english/english.php?engno=777716&day=2014-05-10
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