While tensions intensify in eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany have agreed to uphold a ceasefire in talks held under the Normandy format.
在东欧紧张局势加剧的时刻，俄罗斯、乌克兰、法国和德国在“诺曼底模式”的会谈中，同意继续遵守停火协议ZBu2fAk,8V|Z%+]H。
Wednesday's eight-hour forum marked the first Russia-Ukraine talks since Moscow's latest military build-up near Ukraine's border.
周三这一长达8小时的会谈，是自莫斯科政府最近在乌克兰边境集结军事力量以来，俄乌两国的首次会谈tX|b]]bd&gA;F6W|。
It's also the first joint statement to be signed by Russia and Ukraine since December 2019
这也是自2019年12月以来俄罗斯和乌克兰签署的第一份联合声明，
when Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky met in person.
当时俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京和乌克兰总统沃洛德米尔·泽伦斯基进行了一次个人会晤Xc[;b;S9XC2O1P。
While France and Ukraine have called the statement meaningful, Russia drew the line,
尽管法国和乌克兰方面表示该联合声明“有一定意义”，但俄罗斯方面却明确表示，
saying there had not been much progress in the latest round of Normandy talks, and that the matter discussed is separate from tensions near Ukraine's border.
最近的这一轮的“诺曼底模式”会谈并没有取得多大进展，而且讨论的问题与乌克兰边境附近的紧张局势无关XM0PDl#qBkn;p.+ZX7PU。

The four nations will meet again in Berlin within the next two weeks for further negotiations.
这四个国家将在未来两周内在柏林再次会晤，进行进一步谈判Ntqq&s-*,_LK。
In the meantime, the United States and NATO have told Russia there will be no concessions on Moscow's main demands to resolve the Ukraine crisis.
与此同时，美国和北约方面告知俄罗斯，关于莫斯科政府提出的解决乌克兰危机的核心要求上，美国不会让步h5n1vYlSVK。
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington has given Moscow its written response
周三，美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯表示，华盛顿政府已经向莫斯科政府做出书面回应，
laying out "a serious diplomatic path forward should Russia choose it."
为“俄罗斯选择一条严肃的外交道路”指明了方向PqwW=8-JAk)nN%bLX。
Blinken said that he expects to have follow-up discussions with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in the coming days.
布林肯称，他预计将在未来几天内与俄罗斯外长谢尔盖·拉夫罗夫进行后续讨论cZ+g3-L!fkC~+97p%。