俄羅斯與土耳其有可能在敘利亞發生衝突
Tension between Russia and Turkey has reached a new peak as the two countries step up military action in Syria in support of opposing sides, edging closer to direct confrontation in the country’s increasingly internationalised war.
俄羅斯與土耳其的緊張關係達到了一個新的頂峯，兩國都加大了在敘利亞的軍事行動，分別支持相互對立的陣營，接近在敘利亞越來越國際化的戰爭中發生正面衝突。
The growing rift between the two countries — with each now attacking rebels the other supports — has alarmed western diplomats amid fears Russia is seeking to undermine Nato by ramping up its clash with Ankara.
兩國之間日益加劇的分歧（每一方都在打擊對方支持的勢力）令西方外交官恐慌，他們擔心，俄羅斯希望通過升級與土耳其的衝突來削弱北約(Nato)。
“It seems to us that just like in the Baltics, Russia wants to try and push at Nato’s ability to stand behind all its members,” said a Nato official. A senior European official said Russian president Vladimir Putin was seeking to destabilise Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish opposite number.
一位北約官員表示：“對我們來說，局面似乎就像在波羅的海國家一樣，俄羅斯想要試探和挑戰北約支持其所有成員國的能力。”一位歐洲高官表示，俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾渠京(Vladimir Putin)正尋求打亂土耳其總統雷傑普吠伊普埃爾多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)的陣腳。
“Putin is furious with Turkey,” said the European official. “The situation is really incredibly serious.”
“普京對土耳其感到憤怒，”這位歐洲官員表示，“形勢確實非常嚴峻。”
The latest rise in tension revolves around Kurdish fighters in Syria, who are backed by Moscow and the US and other western countries but whom Ankara views as antagonists.
俄土緊張關係的最新升級圍繞着敘利亞的庫爾德武裝，他們得到俄羅斯、美國以及其他西方國家的支持，但土耳其將他們視爲敵人。
Moscow’s strikes against anti-Assad rebels in Syria’s northern Aleppo province have created an atmosphere of chaos that has been exploited by the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the YPG. It has seized towns held by rebels backed by Turkey and the Gulf states.
俄羅斯在敘利亞北部阿勒頗省打擊反對阿薩德政權的叛軍的行動，製造了一種混亂局面，敘利亞庫爾德武裝藉機奪取了此前由土耳其和海灣國家支持的叛軍佔領的城鎮。
In turn, Turkey has started shelling the Kurdish fighters after they advanced on the Turkish border, despite warnings from Ankara to stay put. The Turkish military continued the attack yesterday, despite furious denunciations by Moscow, which called for UN condemnation of the attacks.
隨着庫爾德武裝不顧土耳其發出的留在原地的警告、向土耳其邊境挺進，土耳其開始炮擊庫爾德武裝。土耳其軍隊昨日繼續展開打擊，俄羅斯對此表示憤怒譴責，並呼籲聯合國(UN)譴責這些攻擊行動。
