美国国务卿克里星期二将在度假胜地索契会见俄罗斯总统普京，自美俄两国因在乌克兰和叙利亚问题上存在尖锐分歧而导致关系恶化以来，这将是克里首次访问俄罗斯。
克里姆林宫发言人佩斯科夫证实，普京将参加在索契举行的会谈。他对俄罗斯国际文传通讯社说，会谈将不讨论由于俄罗斯卷入乌克兰东部分离主义而受到的国际制裁。但这位发言人表示，如果会谈期间提出这个问题，俄罗斯方面将表明自己的立场。
美国国务院说，普京和俄罗斯外长拉夫罗夫星期二将和克里全面讨论双边及地区问题。美国一直争取确保明确地表达自己的观点。
美国国务院发言人说，会谈还将集中讨论伊朗和世界六强国之间的核谈判问题。
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.
