雙語新聞:賴斯蓋茨將與俄討論美歐導彈防御
Russia has offered alternative plans, including one to build a joint Russian-American missile defense radar site in Azerbaijan. American officials have been cool to this idea.
俄羅斯提供了可供選擇的其他計劃，包括俄羅斯和美國在阿塞拜疆共同建立一個導彈防御雷達站。美國官員對這一計劃很冷淡。
Whether the U.S. system would pose any threat to Russia remains in dispute.
美國的導彈防御系統是否會對俄羅斯造成任何威脅仍然處于爭論之中。
Independent Russian military analyst Pavel Felgenhauer says many experts in Russia do not consider the proposal a threat to Russia's nuclear arsenal.
俄羅斯獨立軍事分析人士費根霍納說，俄羅斯的許多專家都認為，美國的導彈防御計劃不會對俄羅斯的核軍備造成威脅。
He says there is no threat from 10 interceptors in Poland. He adds that if such missiles were intended to intercept against Russia, it would be better to station them in Ireland or North Dakota, where they could intercept Russian missiles more effectively.
他說：“在波蘭建立10個導彈攔截裝置不會對俄羅斯造成威脅。他還說，如果這些導彈攔截裝置是為了防御俄羅斯的話，那么把它們建在愛爾蘭或北達科他州會更好，因為這些地方能更加有效地攔截俄羅斯的導彈。”
The possibility remains of a joint system designed to protect Russia as well as Europe and the United States from a missile attack. As discussions continue, both sides realize they will have new presidents in office within one year. This prompts Felgenhauer to predict that nothing significant will come out of this week's two-plus-two talks.
還有可能建立一個用于保護俄羅斯、歐洲和美國免受導彈襲擊的共同防御系統。隨著美國和俄羅斯會談的進行，雙方意識到兩國都將在一年內有新總統上任。因此，費根霍納預測說，本星期的“二加二”的會談將不會取得任何重要進展。
U.S.-Russian relations during President Putin's two terms in office were marked by a tension over issues ranging from Kosovo's independence to Iran's nuclear program.
在普京總統的兩屆任期內，美俄關系因科索沃的獨立和伊朗的核項目等一些問題而變得緊張。
State Department spokesman Scott McCormack said Secretaries Rice and Gates could extend the trip, should there be signs of potential progress. Other topics on their agenda include nonproliferation and counterterrorism.
美國國務院發言人麥科馬克說，如果會談有取得進展的跡象的話，美國國務卿賴斯和美國國防部長蓋茨可能延長訪問俄羅斯的時間。他們的會談議題還包括防止核武器擴散和打擊恐怖主義。
The meetings take place before President Bush's scheduled visit to Ukraine for discussion of possible NATO membership for the former Soviet republic. This topic has also been another source of U.S.-Russian tensions and is expected to be on the Rice-Gates agenda this week.
美俄會談將在美國總統布什計劃訪問烏克蘭之前舉行。布什將訪問烏克蘭，討論這個前蘇聯共和國可能加入北約的問題。該議題是造成美俄關系緊張的另一個原因。預計，賴斯和蓋茨本星期的會談議程也將討論這個問題。
