US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and seven European leaders held multilateral talks at the White House on Monday.
周一,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普、乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基以及七位欧洲领导人在白宫举行了多边会谈。
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron attended the talks after a bilateral meeting between Trump and Zelensky on the same day.
北约秘书长马克·吕特、欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩、英国首相凯尔·斯塔默、意大利总理乔治娅·梅洛尼、芬兰总统亚历山大·斯图布、德国总理弗里德里希·默茨以及法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙在当天特朗普与泽连斯基的双边会晤结束后参加了此次会谈。
In a speech to the media, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to accept security guarantees for Ukraine, one of the key points that "we need to consider," adding that Putin wants to find an answer.
在对媒体发表的讲话中,特朗普表示俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京同意为乌克兰提供安全保障,这是“我们需要考虑的一个关键问题”,他还补充说普京希望找到解决方案。
Zelensky stressed the importance of the United States giving a strong signal on security, noting that Ukraine would be happy if Trump could attend a possible trilateral meeting with him and Putin.
泽连斯基强调了美国在安全问题上发出明确信号的重要性,并指出如果特朗普能够参加他与普京可能举行的三方会谈,乌克兰将会感到非常高兴。
The Ukrainian leader said sensitive things, including the territorial issue, would be discussed at the trilateral meeting.
乌克兰领导人表示,包括领土问题在内的敏感议题将在三方会谈中进行讨论。
Trump said such a trilateral meeting should be held "as soon as we can."
特朗普表示,这样的三方会议“应尽快举行”。
The European leaders supported the idea of a ceasefire, saying that some progress could be made on security guarantees for Ukraine.
欧洲各国领导人支持停火的提议,并表示可以在为乌克兰提供安全保障方面取得一定进展。
"I can't imagine that the next meeting will take place without a ceasefire," Merz said.
梅尔兹说:“我无法想象下一次会议会在没有停火协议的情况下举行。”
Macron floated the idea of a quadrilateral meeting that also involves the European side, saying that "when we speak about security guarantees, we speak about the whole security of the European continent."
马克龙提出了举行四方会议的建议,该会议还将包括欧洲方面参与。他指出:“当我们谈及安全保障问题时,我们所指的是整个欧洲大陆的安全问题。”
The meetings on Monday took place after Trump and Putin met for nearly three hours in the US state of Alaska on Friday. No deal was reached from the Friday meeting.
周一的会议是在特朗普和普京于周五在美国内华达州进行了近三个小时的会晤之后举行的。但周五的会晤并未达成任何协议。
● multilateral talks
n.多边会谈
/ˌmʌltiˈlætərəl tɔːks/
● security guarantees
n.安全保障
/sɪˈkjʊərəti ˌɡærənˈtiːz/