双语新闻：有关乌克兰问题的四方国际会谈开始 Four-way Ukraine Talks Begin

乌克兰、俄罗斯、美国和欧盟的外长星期四开始在日内瓦举行有关乌克兰问题的国际会谈。美国表示将观察俄罗斯是否有认真缓解乌克兰紧张局势的迹象。

奥巴马总统星期三在接受美国哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)电视采访时说，俄罗斯每次采取行动破坏乌克兰稳定和践踏乌克兰主权，都会有后果，但是他说，他相信俄罗斯并不是在寻求战争。

俄罗斯声称有权保护乌克兰境内讲俄语的人。俄罗斯还指责乌克兰新领导人反俄罗斯，反犹太人，并威胁到亲俄罗斯人的权利。

联合国人权问题高级官员伊万·萨蒙维奇星期三对安理会说，他和他的工作小组3月两次访问乌克兰，并没有看到俄罗斯族人普遍受到攻击。

莫斯科称联合国的报告是有偏见和毫无根据的。

International talks on Ukraine have begun in Geneva, where the United States says it will look for any signs Russia is serious about de-escalating tensions.

The talks involve the foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, the United States, and the European Union.

In an interview Wednesday with CBS television, President Barack Obama said there will be consequences each time Russia takes steps to destabilize Ukraine and violate its sovereignty. But Mr. Obama said he is convinced Russia is not looking for a war.

Moscow has said it has the right to protect Russian speakers in Ukraine. It accuses the new Ukrainian leadership of being anti-Russian and anti-Semitic and of threatening the rights of pro-Russians.

But senior U.N. human rights official Ivan Simonvic told the Security Council Wednesday that during two trips to Ukraine in March, his team found no widespread attacks against ethnic-Russians.

Moscow calls the U.N. report biased and unfounded.