奧巴馬：俄羅斯併吞克里米亞是虛弱的表現

U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia was acting "out of weakness" and not strength in its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

In comments to reporters following a nuclear summit in The Hague Tuesday, Mr. Obama said the international community would never recognize Russia's takeover of Crimea, but he said a military response from the West was unlikely.

The U.S. leader said Washington is still concerned about "further encroachment" into Ukraine by Russia.

On Monday, leaders from the U.S. Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan said they were suspending their participation with Russia in the G8, until Moscow "changes course."

Russian news agencies quote a Kremlin spokesman as saying Russia is ready for and interested in continuing contacts with its fellow G8 countries.

Also Tuesday, Ukrainian marines began leaving Crimea by the busload as Russian forces took control of the last remaining military base under Ukrainian control.美國總統奧巴馬說，俄羅斯併吞烏克蘭的克里米亞是虛弱的表現，並不能顯示其力量強大。

星期二海牙核安全問題峯會後，奧巴馬對記者做出了上述表示。他說，國際社會永遠不會承認俄羅斯對克里米亞的併吞，但他同時表示不大可能對此作出軍事反應。

奧巴馬說，華盛頓擔心俄羅斯進一步侵入烏克蘭。

美國、英國、加拿大、法國、德國、日本和意大利的領導人星期一說，在莫斯科改弦易轍之前，他們將暫停在八國集團內和俄羅斯的任何接觸。

俄羅斯媒體援引克里姆林宮發言人的話說，俄羅斯願意繼續與八國集團成員國保持往來。

星期二，俄羅斯軍隊接管了烏克蘭克控制的最後一個軍事基地，滿載烏克蘭海軍陸戰隊成員的客車從克里米亞撤離。