U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday evening, a tense call on which Obama promised further "costs" for a referendum in Crimea the U.S. and international community will never recognize. The head of the referendum committee said more than 90 percent of Crimeans had voted in favor of annexation by Russia. In its readout of the call, the White House put the word "referendum" in scare quotes, signifying that it didn't respect the alleged result of the referendum it has long considered to be illegitimate and illegal. The White House also said Obama told Putin to prepare for additional "costs," likely in the form of sanctions that could be handed down this week. "President Obama emphasized that the Crimean 'referendum,' which violates the Ukrainian constitution and occurred under duress of Russian military intervention, would never be recognized by the United States and the international community," the White House said in its readout. "He emphasized that Russia’s actions were in violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and that, in coordination with our European partners, we are prepared to impose additional costs on Russia for its actions. President Obama underscored that there remains a clear path for resolving this crisis diplomatically, in a way that addresses the interests of both Russia and the people of Ukraine." In its own readout of the call, the Kremlin said Putin defended the Crimean referendum as legitimate and legal. Putin said it was necessary after the new Ukrainian government failed ot "curb rampant violence by ultra-nationalist and radical groups that destabilize the situation and terrorize civilians, including Russian-speaking population." Tensions have risen in the region over the past few days, as Ukraine accused pro-Russian forces of making their first move outside Crimea and into eastern Ukraine on Saturday —a move the White House said was concerning. Crimea's deputy prime minister said Sundayhe thinks Crimea's referendum is "only the first step." |
美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬3月16日晚與俄羅斯總統(tǒng)普京舉行電話會(huì)談。奧巴馬在會(huì)談中指出,克里米亞公投不會(huì)得到美國(guó)和國(guó)際社會(huì)的認(rèn)可。 公投委員會(huì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人稱超過(guò)90%的克里米亞人贊成克里米亞入俄。在通話紀(jì)要中,白宮將“公投”二字加上了引號(hào),這就表示美國(guó)方面不認(rèn)可克里米亞公投入俄的結(jié)果。美國(guó)一直認(rèn)為克里米亞公投既非法又不合理。 白宮方面還表示,奧巴馬告訴普京要“準(zhǔn)備為其行為付出更高代價(jià)”。美國(guó)本周可能將宣布制裁措施。 白宮在通話紀(jì)要中表示,“奧巴馬總統(tǒng)強(qiáng)調(diào)克里米亞公投入俄行為是在俄羅斯的武力威脅下進(jìn)行的,違反了烏克蘭憲法,美國(guó)和國(guó)際社會(huì)絕對(duì)不會(huì)承認(rèn)?!?/p> “奧巴馬總統(tǒng)強(qiáng)調(diào)俄羅斯的種種行為是在破壞烏克蘭的主權(quán)和領(lǐng)土完整。美國(guó)或?qū)⒙?lián)合歐盟,加強(qiáng)對(duì)俄羅斯實(shí)施相關(guān)制裁措施。奧巴馬總統(tǒng)還強(qiáng)調(diào)烏克蘭危機(jī)可以通過(guò)很明確的外交手段來(lái)解決,這樣可以同時(shí)保護(hù)俄羅斯人民和烏克蘭人民的利益?!?/p> 克里姆林宮也發(fā)表聲明稱,普京指出克里米亞公投完全符合國(guó)際法和聯(lián)合國(guó)憲章的相關(guān)規(guī)定。普京表示烏克蘭新政府無(wú)力平息極端民族主義者和激進(jìn)組織的猖獗暴力行動(dòng),而這些暴力行動(dòng)使局勢(shì)動(dòng)蕩不安,讓包括俄語(yǔ)人口在內(nèi)的公民惶恐不安,因此有必要進(jìn)行公投。 過(guò)去幾天里,克里米亞局勢(shì)頗為緊張?;o當(dāng)局指控3月15日親俄勢(shì)力已經(jīng)開(kāi)始走出克里米亞的第一步,入侵到烏克蘭東部地區(qū)了。白宮指出該行為令人擔(dān)憂??死锩讈喐笨偫?月16日表示他認(rèn)為克里米亞公投僅是“第一步”。 相關(guān)閱讀 國(guó)際刑警組織:假護(hù)照登機(jī)沒(méi)有你想象中那么難 馬航失聯(lián)飛機(jī)可能飛行五個(gè)小時(shí) (譯者 陳倩倩 編輯 王輝) |