俄罗斯与土耳其有可能在叙利亚发生冲突
tension between Russia and Turkey has reached a new peak as the two countries step up military action in Syria in support of opposing sides, edging closer to direct confrontation in the country’s increasingly internationalised war.
俄罗斯与土耳其的紧张关系达到了一个新的顶峰，两国都加大了在叙利亚的军事行动，分别支持相互对立的阵营，接近在叙利亚越来越国际化的战争中发生正面冲突。
The growing rift between the two countries — with each now attacking rebels the other supports — has alarmed western diplomats amid fears Russia is seeking to undermine Nato by ramping up its clash with Ankara.
两国之间日益加剧的分歧（每一方都在打击对方支持的势力）令西方外交官恐慌，他们担心，俄罗斯希望通过升级与土耳其的冲突来削弱北约(Nato)。
“It seems to us that just like in the Baltics, Russia wants to try and push at Nato’s ability to stand behind all its members,” said a Nato official. A senior European official said Russian president Vladimir Putin was seeking to destabilise Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his Turkish opposite number.
一位北约官员表示：“对我们来说，局面似乎就像在波罗的海国家一样，俄罗斯想要试探和挑战北约支持其所有成员国的能力。”一位欧洲高官表示，俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔渠京(Vladimir Putin)正寻求打乱土耳其总统雷杰普吠伊普埃尔多安(Recep Tayyip Erdogan)的阵脚。
“Putin is furious with Turkey,” said the European official. “The situation is really incredibly serious.”
“普京对土耳其感到愤怒，”这位欧洲官员表示，“形势确实非常严峻。”
The latest rise in tension revolves around Kurdish fighters in Syria, who are backed by Moscow and the US and other western countries but whom Ankara views as antagonists.
俄土紧张关系的最新升级围绕着叙利亚的库尔德武装，他们得到俄罗斯、美国以及其他西方国家的支持，但土耳其将他们视为敌人。
Moscow’s strikes against anti-Assad rebels in Syria’s northern Aleppo province have created an atmosphere of chaos that has been exploited by the Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the YPG. It has seized towns held by rebels backed by Turkey and the Gulf states.
俄罗斯在叙利亚北部阿勒颇省打击反对阿萨德政权的叛军的行动，制造了一种混乱局面，叙利亚库尔德武装借机夺取了此前由土耳其和海湾国家支持的叛军占领的城镇。
In turn, Turkey has started shelling the Kurdish fighters after they advanced on the Turkish border, despite warnings from Ankara to stay put. The Turkish military continued the attack yesterday, despite furious denunciations by Moscow, which called for UN condemnation of the attacks.
随着库尔德武装不顾土耳其发出的留在原地的警告、向土耳其边境挺进，土耳其开始炮击库尔德武装。土耳其军队昨日继续展开打击，俄罗斯对此表示愤怒谴责，并呼吁联合国(UN)谴责这些攻击行动。
