俄羅斯和烏克蘭兩國總統將會面

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will meet next week as part of a summit in Minsk between the Eurasian Customs Union, the EU and Ukraine, writes Kathrin Hille in Moscow . It will be the two leaders’ first encounter since brief talks during the D-Day anniversary in Normandy in early June.

烏克蘭總統彼得羅•波羅申科(Petro Poroshenko)和俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾•普京(Vladimir Putin)下週將在明斯克會面，出席歐亞關稅同盟(Eurasian Customs Union)、歐盟(EU)和烏克蘭共同舉辦的一個峯會。自兩位領導人6月初在諾曼底的登陸日紀念活動上短暫交談之後，這將是兩人的首次會面。

Both Kiev and Moscow confirmed their presidents’ attendance at the meeting on August 26, plans for which had first been announced by Kazakhstan last week. “A number of bilateral meetings will be taking place,” the Kremlin said.

烏俄兩國政府都證實自己的總統將出席定於8月26日舉行的峯會。舉行峯會的計劃是上週由哈薩克斯坦首先宣佈的。克里姆林宮表示：“屆時將舉行多場雙邊會議。”

The conference marks the latest attempt to reach a diplomatic solution to the escalating Ukraine crisis. A meeting between the chiefs of staff of Mr Putin and Mr Poroshenko last Friday indicated that such efforts were under way.

這次峯會代表着就不斷升級的烏克蘭危機達成外交解決方案的一次最新嘗試。俄烏兩國的總統辦公廳主任上週五舉行了會晤，這說明這種努力正在進行當中。

However, the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France failed to make progress towards a political solution at talks in Berlin on Sunday.

然而，俄羅斯、烏克蘭、德國和法國外長上週日在柏林舉行的會談，未能就達成政治解決方案取得進展。

The Kremlin did not confirm whether Mr Putin would hold one-on-one talks with Mr Poroshenko in Minsk, but a senior Russian government official said top-level dialogue was necessary given the continuing humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine.

克里姆林宮未證實普京是否會在明斯克與波羅申科舉行“一對一”會談，但俄羅斯政府一名高級官員表示，鑑於烏克蘭東部持續的人道主義危機，最高層對話是有必要的。

Tension spiked last Friday following Russia’s move to send a convoy of more than 270 lorries with humanitarian aid intended for residents of eastern Ukraine. Moscow’s decision triggered suspicion in Kiev and among western governments that Russia was preparing for an invasion.

緊張局勢在上週五達到頂點，之前俄羅斯派出了一支由逾270輛卡車組成的車隊，車上載有爲烏克蘭東部居民準備的人道主義救援物資，導致基輔方面和西方政府懷疑俄羅斯正準備入侵。

The International Committee of the Red Cross has since confirmed that the convoy contains only humanitarian goods. However, the lorries have remained stuck at the border, as the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatist rebels have yet to give guarantees for their safe passage.

紅十字國際委員會(ICRC)後來證實，車隊只運載着人道主義物資。然而，這支車隊眼下仍卡在俄烏邊境，烏克蘭政府和親俄分裂主義叛軍仍未就車隊的安全通行給出保證。