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PAGE  俄罗斯敦促乌克兰参加停火谈判 An immediate1 ceasefire in Ukraine must be the priority for key negotiations2 taking place on Monday, Russias foreign minister has said. 俄罗斯外交部长称，周一与乌克兰举行的会谈中，“立即停火”必须优先考虑。 ? Ukrainian troops must leave positions from which they can harm the civilian3 population, Sergei Lavrov said. ? Ukrainian and Russian officials are due to hold talks with separatist rebels and international monitors in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. ? Some 2,600 people have died in eastern Ukraine since fighting began in April. ? The conflict broke out after Russias annexation4（合并） of Ukraines southern Crimea peninsula in March. ? Last weeks first direct talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, did not lead to any major breakthrough. ? The separatists have been gaining ground on Ukrainian forces in recent days, in both the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and further south around the port of Mariupol. ? Ukrainian military spokesman Leonid Matyukhin said troops were battling a Russian tank division in the city of Luhansk. ? Overnight reports said separatists had taken control of the airport there. 1 immediate ???adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的参考例句：His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。 We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。2 negotiations ???协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过参考例句：negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判 Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。  3 civilian ???adj.平民的，民用的，民众的参考例句：There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。4 annexation ???n.吞并，合并参考例句：He mentioned the Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910 .他提及1910年日本对朝鲜的??并。 I regard the question of annexation as belonging exclusively to the United States and Texas.我认为合并的问题，完全属于德克萨斯和美国之间的事。