奧巴馬在白宮會晤烏克蘭新總理

U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting Ukraine's interim prime minister at the White House Wednesday, as the standoff between Russia and the West over the Ukrainian region of Crimea continues.

This is President Obama's first meeting with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and is meant to underscore U.S. support for the new government and the Ukrainian people.

As part of the talks, Mr. Yatsenyuk and President Obama will discuss financial assistance for Ukraine. The U.S. has already pledged $1 billion in aid.

The Ukrainian prime minister's visit to Washington comes as Crimea, with its majority-Russian population, prepares for a Moscow-backed referendum Sunday on joining Russia.

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says the Group of Seven most developed economies will call on Russia Wednesday to stop all efforts to "annex" Crimea. The G7 includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States.美國總統奧巴馬定於星期三在白宮會晤到訪的烏克蘭臨時總理亞採紐克。與此同時，俄羅斯與西方國家在烏克蘭克里米亞問題上繼續處於僵持局面。

這是奧巴馬總統首次與亞採紐克會面，奧巴馬希望通過會晤來強調美國對烏克蘭新政府和烏克蘭人民的支持。

俄羅斯族人佔多數的克里米亞定於星期天就克羅米亞是否加入俄羅斯問題舉行全民公決。這次公投得到俄羅斯的支持。

白宮說，奧巴馬總統和亞採紐克臨時總理將討論經濟援助議題。美國已保證向烏克蘭提供10億美元的援助。

歐盟委員會主席巴羅佐說，工業化七國集團星期三將要求俄羅斯停止“吞併”克里米亞的一切努力。七國集團的成員國有英國、加拿大、法國、德國、意大利、日本和美國。