北約和俄羅斯將就烏克蘭危機舉行會談

NATO and Russia have agreed to meet Wednesday for talks on the crisis in Ukraine.

The meeting in Brussels will be the first public contact between the Western defense alliance and Russia's envoys since Russian forces moved into Ukraine's Crimean peninsula late last week.

NATO said Tuesday the Russian military presence in Ukraine presents "serious implications for the security and stability of the Euro-Atlantic area."

Meanwhile in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Kerry was in Kyiv on Tuesday to meet with Ukrainian officials and said the United States wants to see a de-escalation of the crisis.

At a fundraiser Tuesday night, Mr. Obama said Russia is breaching international law and using troops to "try to force the hands of the Ukrainian people." He told reporters earlier in the day that the international community wants to make sure the rights of Ukrainians are upheld.北約和俄羅斯同意星期三就烏克蘭危機問題舉行會談。

這次會談將在布魯塞爾舉行。自俄羅斯軍隊上週末進入烏克蘭克里米亞半島以來，這將是北約和俄羅斯的首次公開接觸。

北約星期二說，俄羅斯在烏克蘭的軍事存在“嚴重影響了歐洲-大西洋地區的安全與穩定”。

與此同時，預計美國國務卿克里星期三將在巴黎會晤俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫。

星期二，克里在基輔會見了烏克蘭官員。他表示，美國希望看到目前的危機有所緩解。

美國總統奧巴馬星期二說，俄羅斯違反了國際法，並指責俄羅斯試圖利用軍隊來強迫烏克蘭人民。奧巴馬星期二早些時候對記者說，國際社會希望確保烏克蘭的權利得到維護。