美国国家公共电台 NPR 俄罗斯与北约进入最后一轮谈判

Russia and the West go into the third and final leg of a diplomatic triathlon today.

今天，俄罗斯和西方进入外交“铁人三项”的第三站，也是最后一站。

It's part of a series of talks this week over the fate of Ukraine.

这是本周有关乌克兰命运的一系列会谈的一部分。

The first two rounds produced no agreements that would lead Russia to stand down the 100,000 troops deployed¹ near its border with Ukraine.

前两轮谈判没有达成任何协议，导致俄罗斯放弃部署在俄乌边境附近的10万军队。

One of the sticking points here has been Russia's demand that Ukraine never be allowed to get into NATO.

其中一个症结是俄罗斯要求永不允许俄罗斯加入北约。

The alliance's entire reason for being, back when it was established, was to be a check against Russian aggression². So what is the way forward here?

北约成立之初的全部原因，就是为了遏制俄罗斯的侵略。那么下一步该怎么做呢?

NPR's Charles Maynes is following the developments from Moscow.

NPR新闻的查尔斯·梅恩斯正在莫斯科追踪事态发展。

So why hasn't there been any progress in these talks between Russia and NATO allies?

那么，为什么俄罗斯和北约盟国之间的会谈没有取得任何进展呢?

Yeah. You know, the two sides seem to be really talking past one another.

是的。你知道的，双方似乎都在各说各话。

The West wants Russia to deescalate its forces near Ukraine.

西方希望俄罗斯减少在乌克兰附近的军事力量。

They're fearing of an invasion, of course.

当然，他们害怕入侵。

Russia, clearly using the threat of force while claiming not to, is demanding Ukraine be barred from NATO membership, as you mentioned.

正如你所提到的，俄罗斯显然在使用武力威胁，但却声称不使用武力，要求禁止乌克兰加入北约。

It also wants the alliance to roll back its presence in Eastern Europe entirely³.

它还希望北约完全撤出其在东欧的驻军。

Now, the U.S. and its allies clearly see these Russian demands as mostly nonstarters.

现在，美国及其盟友显然认为俄罗斯的这些要求基本上是不可能的。

Ukraine may or may not become a member of NATO.

乌克兰可能会成为北约成员国，也可能不会。

But it's not up to Russia to decide, they say.

但他们表示，这不能由俄罗斯来决定。

And they're warning of massive sanctions and adding forces in the region should Russia pursue aggression.

他们警告称，如果俄罗斯寻求侵略，将对该地区实施大规模制裁并增加兵力。

Yesterday, we heard from Russia's chief negotiator, this is Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, who said NATO - that if it did come to that, Moscow would hit back.

昨天，我们从俄罗斯首席谈判代表、副外长亚历山大·格鲁什科那里听到消息，他表示，如果真的发生这种情况，莫斯科将予以回击。

So Grushko here says that if NATO chooses a policy of trying to contain Russia, Russia will respond with countermeasures.

因此，格鲁什科表示，如果北约选择试图遏制俄罗斯的政策，俄罗斯将采取反制措施。

And if they try to intimidate⁴ Russia, they'll respond back.

如果他们试图威胁俄罗斯，他们就会反击。

OK. So what happens today in this third and final round of talks?

好的。那么，今天第三轮、也是最后一轮会谈将发生什么?

Well, you know, today is in a bigger venue⁵.

你知道的，今天在一个更大的地方。

This is the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, with its 57 members. That includes Ukraine.

这就是欧洲安全与合作组织，有57个成员国。这包括乌克兰。

This is the first time they've been present in all these talks about their future.

这是他们第一次出现在这些关于他们未来的讨论中。

But Russians have really signaled that they see the U.S. as the key decision-maker here.

但是俄罗斯方已经发出信号，他们认为美国是这里的关键决策者。

They seem to prefer, you know, the optics of a bilateral⁶ talk with the U.S., the old Cold War superpower format⁷ for engagement.

他们似乎更喜欢与美国进行双边对话的方式，这是冷战时期的超级大国进行接触的旧模式。

How closely are Russians following all this?

俄罗斯人对这一切有多关注?

Well, you know, Ukraine is routinely portrayed⁸ on state media as this dysfunctional place where nationalists run amuck⁹.

你知道，乌克兰在官方媒体上通常被描绘成民族主义者横行、功能失调的地方。

There's certainly a lot of talk about how disruptive any new sanctions might be among Russians.

当然，很多人都在谈论任何新的制裁可能会对俄罗斯造成多大的破坏。

And there's also concern about the possibility of conflict with NATO.

还有人担心与北约发生冲突的可能性。

A recent poll found that over 50% were worried about the outbreak of a world war.

最近的一项民意调查发现，超过50%的人担心世界大战的爆发。

That said, frankly¹⁰, a lot of coverage¹¹ has been devoted¹² to other issues, for example, what's happening in neighboring Kazakhstan.

也就是说，坦率地说，很多报道都专注于其他问题，例如，邻国哈萨克斯坦正在发生什么。

This is where Russia deployed troops as part of a regional security force to quell¹³ protests last week.

俄罗斯上周在这里部署了军队，作为地区安全部队的一部分，以平息抗议活动。

Speaking of that, Russia still has forces there. So where do things stand with that?

说到这，俄罗斯仍然在那里有军队。 那么现在情况如何呢?

You know, the Russia-led troops began their formal withdrawal¹⁴ this morning, handing over posts to the Kazakh army with a ceremony in Almaty.

俄罗斯领导的军队今天上午开始正式撤军，在阿拉木图举行仪式将重要场所移交给哈萨克斯坦军队。

And so as what you're hearing suggests, the Russian-led mission has been portrayed here as a great success,

正如你所听到的，俄罗斯领导的任务在这里被描述为一个巨大的成功，

Moscow Coming to its neighbor's aid in preventing both what the Kremlin and the authorities in Kazakhstan now say was an attempt by foreign-backed terrorist to overthrow¹⁵ the government.

莫斯科来帮助它的邻居，阻止克里姆林宫和哈萨克斯坦当局现在所说的外国支持的恐怖分子试图推翻政府。

And [in] going forward, Russian President Vladimir Putin says this Russian-led security force is ready to defend other former Soviet¹⁶ states from Western-backed...

展望未来，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京表示，俄罗斯领导的安全部队已经准备好保护其他前苏联国家免受西方支持的威胁……

Quickly, what has this meant for Putin?

快点，这对普京意味着什么?

Well, you know, this operation in Kazakhstan in some ways projects onto Russia's negotiations¹⁷ with the West over Ukraine.

你知道，哈萨克斯坦的行动在某种程度上反映了俄罗斯与西方就乌克兰问题的谈判。

And it signals that Russia is ready to defend what it sees as its sphere of influence, whether the West likes it or not.

这表明，不管西方喜不喜欢，俄罗斯都准备捍卫自己的势力范围。

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 intimidate   

vt.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• You think you can intimidate people into doing what you want?你以为你可以威胁别人做任何事？
• The first strike capacity is intended mainly to intimidate adversary.第一次攻击的武力主要是用来吓阻敌方的。

5 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

6 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

7 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。

8 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 amuck   

ad.狂乱地

参考例句：

• The sea ran amuck.海上风暴肆虐。
• The scoundrels who ran amuck will be severely punished.横行无忌的歹徒将受到严惩。

10 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

11 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

12 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

13 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

14 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

15 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

16 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

17 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。