克里:現在是結束烏克蘭衝突的關鍵時刻

美國

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says now is a "critical moment" for Russia and pro-Russia separatists to fulfill a peace deal meant to end violence in eastern Ukraine.

Kerry made the comment in Antalya, Turkey, where he met Wednesday with NATO Foreign ministers.

Kerry's comments follow meetings Tuesday with Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Russian resort city of Sochi. Kerry in Russia said there is "no substitute" for direct talks with key decision makers on complex global issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and in Syria.

Kerry's trip came at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow have plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid the disagreements over Ukraine and Syria, and the trip appeared designed as much to maintain contact as anything else.

Also Tuesday, a report was released based on information compiled by slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov that said at least 220 Russian soldiers have died in fighting in southeastern Ukraine over the past year.

Moscow has repeatedly denied claims it is involved in the conflict.國務卿克里說，現在是俄羅斯和親俄分離分子履行和平協議結束烏克蘭東部暴力的“關鍵時刻”。

克里在土耳其城市安塔利亞做出上述表示。他星期三在安塔利亞會見了北約成員國外長。

星期二，克里在俄羅斯度假城市索契會見了俄羅斯總統普京和外長拉夫羅夫。克里在俄羅斯說，對於烏克蘭和敘利亞武裝衝突等複雜的全球性問題，必須由關鍵的決策者們進行直接會談，除此之外別無他途。

在克里此次出訪之際，華盛頓和莫斯科的關係由於雙方在烏克蘭和敘利亞問題上存在分歧而陷於後冷戰時期的低谷，看來這次訪問的主要目的之一就是保持美俄兩國的接觸。

星期二發表的一份報告說，過去一年期間至少有220名俄羅斯軍人在烏克蘭東南部地區戰死。這份報告是根據被暗殺的俄羅斯反對派領袖涅姆佐夫蒐集的信息撰寫的。

莫斯科曾屢次否認介入烏克蘭衝突。