奧巴馬與普京通話提外交解決烏克蘭危機方案

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin found little common ground during an hour-long phone call to discuss the crisis in Ukraine.

During the call Thursday, the White House says President Obama told Mr. Putin the presence of Russian forces in the Crimean Peninsula is a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.

It is the first known direct contact between the leaders since Russian military personnel appeared in the Ukrainian territory Saturday, following the ouster of Ukraine's Moscow-friendly leaders.

A Kremlin statement Friday quoted Mr. Putin as saying Ukraine's new Western-backed leaders are illegitimate and are dictating "absolutely illegitimate decisions to the eastern and southeastern regions of Ukraine and Crimea."

While Mr. Putin stressed the "paramount importance" of Russian-American relations, he said "Russia cannot ignore calls for help in this matter and it acts accordingly, in full compliance with international law."

The White House said Mr. Obama proposed several diplomatic solutions to the standoff, which it said address "the interests of Russia, the people of Ukraine and the international community."

As part of the solution, the president called for direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow that would be mediated by the international community. Mr. Obama also called for all Russian forces to return to their bases and for international monitors to ensure the safety of all Ukrainians, including ethnic Russians.美國總統奧巴馬與俄羅斯總統普京就烏克蘭危機進行了一小時電話交談，雙方几乎沒有達成任何共同立場。

白宮說，奧巴馬在星期四的電話交談中向普京指出，俄羅斯軍隊在克里米亞半島的存在侵犯了烏克蘭的主權。

自俄羅斯軍人上星期六出現在烏克蘭克里米亞地區以來，據知這是美俄兩國領導人的首次直接接觸。

克里姆林宮星期五發表的聲明援引普京的話說，受到西方支持的烏克蘭新領導人是非法的，他們強迫“烏克蘭東部和東南部地區以及克里米亞接受完全非法的決定”。

儘管普京強調俄美關係的絕對重要性，他同時表示“俄羅斯不能無視請求幫助的呼聲，並且提供了幫助，這完全符合國際法”。

白宮說，奧巴馬總統提出了幾種旨在消除對峙狀態的外交解決方案，這些方案照顧到“俄羅斯、烏克蘭人民以及國際社會的利益”。

奧巴馬敦促基輔和莫斯科在國際社會的斡旋下進行直接對話，並敦促俄羅斯軍隊全部撤回基地，由國際觀察員確保包括俄羅斯族居民在內的所有烏克蘭人的安全。