俄：出兵克里米亞是爲保護俄公民
Russia's foreign minister has defended the increasing presence of his country's troops in Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, ahead of a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who is hoping to prevent a further escalation in the region.
Sergei Lavrov said Monday that the use of Russian troops in Crimea is necessary "until the normalization of the political situation" in Crimea. He spoke at the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva and said his country's troops are protecting Russian nationals.
Ukraine has accused Russia of carrying out a military invasion and urged Moscow to withdraw its forces, which have surrounded Ukrainian military bases across Crimea and set up roadblocks.
Russian media reported that Russian fighter jets flew through Ukraine's airspace over the Black Sea overnight Sunday into Monday.
Russia's foreign ministry also says Russia and China have coinciding views on the situation in Ukraine, while the leaders of the G7 group of nations are condemning what they say is Russia's "clear violation" of Ukraine's sovereignty.
Lavrov spoke to his Chinese counterpart phone on Monday. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China wants to see a political solution to the situation.
"We understand the historical background of the Ukraine issue, and the complexity of the current reality. As I have said yesterday, to get to this point today, things happened for a reason. We hope that all parties can, through dialogue and and consultation, find a political solution, prevent further escalation and work together to safeguard peace and stability in the region."
The G7 leaders issued a joint statement calling on Russia to address any concerns it has with Ukraine through either direct negotiations or mediation led by the U.N. or the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The G7 includes the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫在與聯合國祕書長潘基文會面之前爲俄羅斯增加在烏克蘭克里米亞半島的軍力辯解。潘基文希望避免當地危機進一步擴大。
拉夫羅夫星期一說，俄軍進駐克里米亞是有必要的，並將留駐到當地“政治局勢正常化爲止。” 他在聯合國人權理事會在日內瓦開始開會時說，俄軍是爲了保護俄羅斯國民。
烏克蘭指責俄羅斯進行軍事侵略，並敦促莫斯科撤軍。俄軍包圍了克里米亞各地的烏克蘭軍事基地並設置了路障。
俄羅斯媒體報道說，從星期日夜間直到星期一，俄羅斯噴氣式戰機飛越了黑海上空的烏克蘭領空。
俄羅斯外交部還說，在烏克蘭局勢問題上，俄羅斯與中國有着相吻合的觀點。於此同時，七國集團領導人譴責他們所說的俄羅斯對烏克蘭主權的“明顯侵犯”。
俄羅斯外長拉夫羅夫星期一與中國外長王毅通了電話。中國外交部發言人秦剛說，中國希望看到有關局勢能夠得到政治解決。
他說：“我們瞭解烏克蘭問題的歷史經緯和現實的複雜性。我們昨天也說過，局勢走到今天這一步，事出有因啊。所以我們還是希望有關各方能夠通過對話，以協商來政治解決有關的分歧，防止事態的進一步升級，共同維護地區的和平與穩定。”
七國集團發表聯合聲明，呼籲俄羅斯通過直接談判或者由聯合國或歐安會牽頭的調停來解決其所關注的任何烏克蘭問題。七國集團包括美國、英國、加拿大、法國、德國、意大利和日本。
