Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he will respect the outcome of Ukraine's presidential election. It is the first time he has explicitly indicated that he will accept Ukraine's election result.
俄罗斯总统普京表示，他会尊重乌克兰总统选举的结果。这是他第一次明确表示，他将接受乌克兰的选举结果。
Russia's president said Friday he will “respect the will of the Ukrainian people.” It was the strongest endorsement yet by Vladimir Putin of Sunday’s vote. But it only came after repeated questioning at an economic conference in St. Petersburg attended by hundreds of foreign investors.
俄罗斯总统周五表示，他将“尊重乌克兰人民的意愿。”这是普京至今对周日乌克兰选举最强的一次认可。但这是普京在圣彼得堡举行的有几百名外国投资者参加的经济会议上被反复追问后做出的答复。
Putin also said Western sanctions on Russia, imposed after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean region, are having an effect on Russian business.
普京还表示，在俄罗斯吞并克里米亚地区之后，西方对俄罗斯施加的制裁已经对俄罗斯商业产生影响。
Putin spoke the day after pro-Russia insurgents in southeastern Ukraine carried out a deadly attack, killing 13 Ukrainian soldiers at a military checkpoint. Many analysts believe the upsurge in violence is designed to scare voters away from polling stations in Russian-speaking areas.
普京讲话当天，乌克兰东南部亲俄武装分子发动了一次致命袭击，造成一个军事检查站的13名乌克兰士兵死亡。许多分析人士认为，暴力升级是为了吓唬选民远离俄语地区的投票站。
President Putin and other Kremlin officials warned this week that Ukraine is sliding into civil war. But Friday, the Russian leader said he hopes that Sunday’s vote will mark a turning point.
普京总统和其他克里姆林宫官员本周警告说，乌克兰正在滑向内战。但周五，普京表示，他希望星期天的乌克兰投票将是一个转折点。
