国际英语资讯:Ukraine seeks consultations of Budapest memo signatories over tensions in Kerch Strait
<p><span word="KIEV">KIEV</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Budapest">Budapest</span> <span word="Memorandum">Memorandum</span> <span word="guarantor">guarantor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="consultations">consultations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kerch">Kerch</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Budapest">Budapest</span> <span word="Memorandum">Memorandum</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="security">security</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Budapest">Budapest</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1994, <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Kiev">Kiev</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Non">Non</span>-<span word="Proliferation">Proliferation</span> <span word="Treaty">Treaty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surrender">surrender</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 25, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="naval">naval</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="sailors">sailors</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kerch">Kerch</span> <span word="Strait">Strait</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Azov">Azov</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="allegedly">allegedly</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="border">border</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ukrainian">Ukrainian</span> <span word="Navy">Navy</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span>," <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="warnings">warnings</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="guards">guards</span>.</p>
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