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※ 引述《DD77 ( 爱与责任 )》之铭言：
: 1.原文连结(必须检附)：
: http://time.com/3550307/ukraine-moscow-clinch-deal-on-russian-gas-supply/
: 2.原文内容：
: “There is now no reason for people in Europe to stay cold this winter,” he
: said. Barroso added that he was “hopeful that the agreement can contribute
: to increase trust between Russia and Ukraine.”
巴肉所 表示：“这个冬天没道理要欧洲人忍受寒冷。”
他同时表示：“希望这个协议对于增加俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的互信能有所助益。”
: EU energy chief Guenther Oettinger said that “we can guarantee a security of
: supply over the winter,” not only for Ukraine but also for the EU nations
: closest to the region that stood to suffer should the gas standoff have
: worsened.
欧盟能源长 钢舍‧奥丁格 表示：“我们能保证这个冬天不仅是乌克兰，连同邻近区域
的因为先前僵局恶化而受累的欧盟国家都会有足够的天然气供应。”
: A similar standoff in 2009 had caused serious disruptions in gas flowing from
: Russia into the EU and it was a prospect the bloc sought to avoid.
: The agreement long hinged on the question whether Ukraine was in a position
: to come up with the necessary cash to pay for the gas. “Yes, they are,” a
: confident Oettinger said. Oettinger said the $4.6 billion deal should extend
: through March.
2009年时，类似的僵局曾引起由俄罗斯输往欧盟天然气的严重中断，而这可预见的状况
也是双方政体寻求解决之道时避免再度发生的。
整个协议聚焦在乌克兰是否能准备好必要的现金来支付天然气的费用。
奥丁格表示：“是的，他们准备好了。”
奥丁格并表示这个总价46亿美金 (billion=10亿)的交易时间将会拉长到明年三月。
: “We can claim and pay for amounts that we need. That question has been
: totally settled,” said Yuriy Prodan, Ukrainian Minister for Energy. “There
: will be no problems.”
乌克兰能源部部长 尤里‧波丹表示：“我们有能力要求并支付我们所需的天然气
数量，此问题已完全解决，完全没问题。”
: Under the deal, Ukraine would pay for its outstanding debt by making a $1.45
: billion deposit without delay, and $1.65 billion by year’s end. The final
: sum of debt would be determined through arbitration.
在本项交易中，乌克兰将先立刻清偿14.5亿美金的未付帐款，并在今年年底前再
行支付16.5亿美金；最后的总金额将会在协商后决定。
: For new gas, Russia will only deliver after pre-payment and Ukraine intends
: to buy some $1.5 billion by the end of December.
: The EU said in a statement it had been “working intensively” with
: international institutions and Ukraine to secure funds to pay for gas
: delivery in the coming winter.
俄罗斯在12月底前收到乌克兰预付的15亿美金后，新的天然气才会开始供应。
欧盟表示，此案经由国际机构与乌克兰高度运作后，已确保即将到来的冬天有
足够资金支付天然气费用。
: “Unprecedented levels of EU aid will be disbursed in a timely manner,” it
: said.
欧盟并表示，此次史无前例层级之援助将会适时的垫付。
: The deal only stretches through March and the difficulties of the talks were
: immediately evident when the Russians and Ukrainians started disagreeing on
: terms and prices of gas for next summer.
本次交易的效期仅延至明年三月，然俄罗斯与乌克兰人对明年夏季天然气之交易
条件与价格已有立即且明显的歧异。
: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro
: Poroshenko, agreed earlier this month on the broad outline of a deal, but
: financial issues, centering on payment guarantees for Moscow, had long bogged
: down talks.
俄罗斯总统 瓦拉迪米尔‧普丁 与乌克兰方面之相对人 胚辍‧剖若瑄扣 本月稍早
均同意此交易大致上的轮廓，但对于财务争议上，针对向莫斯科所提出之付款担保
讨论则尚无共识。
: But with each week, the need for a resolution becomes more pressing, since
: winter is fast approaching in Ukraine, where temperatures often sink below
: freezing for days.
但随着时间的推移，酷寒已快速的迫近乌克兰，而该处温度经常一连好几天都降到
零度以下，因此对于解决天然气问题的需求是非常迫切的。
: Russia cut off gas supplies to Ukraine in June after disputes over Russia’s
: annexation of Crimea in March. Ukraine since then has been relying on gas
: transfers from other European countries and its own reserves.
俄罗斯在今年六月间，因三月时合并克里米亚的争议，切断了对乌克兰之天然气供
应；在那之后，乌克兰只能依赖欧洲转运与原本储存的天然气过活。
: 3.心得/评论(必需填写)：
: 欧洲冬天松口气