克里訪問烏克蘭西方國家考慮制裁俄羅斯
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is reinforcing U.S. support for Ukraine's sovereignty Tuesday, as he visits Kyiv amid a growing crisis over Russia's military presence in the Ukrainian region of Crimea.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says Kerry is meeting members of the interim government to discuss Ukraine's economic and political needs and see "what additional support" the United States can provide.
The U.S. and its European allies are considering sanctions against Russia for its troops movements into Ukraine.
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Kerry, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other members of his national security team Monday night at the White House to discuss policy options.
Earlier Monday, President Obama called on Congress to approve an aid package for the new Ukrainian government.美國國務卿克里星期二重申美國支持烏克蘭維護主權。克里正在基輔進行訪問，目前俄羅斯在烏克蘭克里米亞地區的軍事存在引發的危機正在加劇。
美國國務院發言人莎琪說，克里將會見烏克蘭臨時政府成員，討論烏克蘭的經濟及政治需求，並就美國可以提供更多支持的問題進行磋商。
美國及其歐洲盟國正在考慮針對俄羅斯派遣軍隊進入烏克蘭的行爲實施制裁。
星期一晚上，美國總統奧巴馬與克里、國防部長哈格爾以及國家安全事務班子其他成員在白宮開會，討論有關的政策選項。
星期一早些時候，奧巴馬總統要求國會批准對烏克蘭新政府的援助方案。
