普京將在索契會見克里
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the resort city of Sochi, in Kerry's first visit to Russia since relations soured over sharp disagreements on Ukraine and Syria.
A Kremlin spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, has confirmed Mr. Putin's participation in the Sochi talks. He told Russia's Interfax news agency that international sanctions on Russia, linked to its involvement with separatists in eastern Ukraine, are not on Russia's agenda. But he said if the subject comes up, the Russian side will "express [its] position."
The State Department says Mr. Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Kerry on Tuesday will discuss "a full range of bilateral and regional issues," as part of an ongoing effort to ensure that U.S. views are clearly conveyed.
A State Department spokeswoman says the talks also will focus on nuclear negotiations between Iran and six nations seeking a deal to contain Tehran's nuclear program.美國國務卿克里星期二將在度假勝地索契會見俄羅斯總統普京，自美俄兩國因在烏克蘭和敘利亞問題上存在尖銳分歧而導致關係惡化以來，這將是克里首次訪問俄羅斯。
克里姆林宮發言人佩斯科夫證實，普京將參加在索契舉行的會談。他對俄羅斯國際文傳通訊社說，會談將不討論由於俄羅斯捲入烏克蘭東部分離主義而受到的國際制裁。但這位發言人表示，如果會談期間提出這個問題，俄羅斯方面將表明自己的立場。
美國國務院說，普京和俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫星期二將和克里全面討論雙邊及地區問題。美國一直爭取確保明確地表達自己的觀點。
