俄羅斯被指蓄意加劇敘利亞難民危機
Russia is deliberately attacking civilians in northern Syria in an attempt to intensify the refugee crisis, western diplomats and politicians have warned, in a sign that a fragile ceasefire agreement for the war-ravaged country is crumbling before it begins.
西方外交官和政治人士警告稱，俄羅斯正故意襲擊敘利亞北部的平民，目的是加劇難民危機，這一跡象表明，對於這個戰亂國家而言，脆弱的停火協議還未開始執行就在瓦解了。
A pivotal part of Russia’s strategy was “to exacerbate the refugee crisis and use it as a weapon to divide the transatlantic alliance and undermine the European project”, US Senator John McCain said in a speech at an annual security conference in Munich on Sunday.
美國參議員約翰麥凱恩(John McCain)週日在慕尼黑的一個年度安全會議上發表演講時表示，俄羅斯戰略的一個關鍵部分是“加劇難民危機，將其用作分裂歐美同盟和破壞歐洲一體化的武器”。
Two senior politicians from close US allies and a senior European intelligence official echoed Mr McCain’s remarks, reflecting the bleak mood among western defence chiefs, diplomats and political leaders gathered for the conference.
來自美國親密盟國的兩名高官以及歐洲一名高級情報官員呼應了麥凱恩的言論，這反映出參加此次會議的西方國防部長、外交官以及政治領導人的悲觀情緒。
Moscow was “weaponising” the refugee crisis for leverage, one of the politicians warned. According to a European official, facilities such as bakeries and hospitals were being hit in an attempt to force the local population into capitulation and increase the flow of refugees towards Turkey and Europe.
其中一位政治人士警告稱，俄羅斯正把難民危機“用作武器”以求討價還價。一位歐洲官員稱，爲了迫使當地居民放棄一切，並增加逃往土耳其和歐洲的難民數量，麪包房和醫院等場所正遭到襲擊。
The Syrian ceasefire deal, which is set to begin on Friday, was agreed by the International Syria Support Group — the collection of regional and world powers whose influence is critical in determining the outcome of the Syrian conflict — at the conference last Friday.
週五即將啓動的敘利亞停火協議由國際敘利亞支持小組（International Syria Support Group，由地區和全球大國組成，它們的影響力在決定敘利亞衝突的結果方面至關重要）在上週五的會議上達成。
Moscow’s air operations have shifted the balance of power in favour of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, leaving many Washington-backed moderate opposition groups in northern Syria close to surrendering.
俄羅斯的空中作戰行動使得戰場形勢向着有利於巴沙爾阿薩德(Bashar al-Assad)政權的方向發展，導致敘利亞北部很多得到美國支持的溫和反對派組織接近投降。
