Putin announces 'special military operation' in Ukraine
Putin announces 'special military operation' in Ukraine
U.S. stock futures fell sharply Wednesday evening as tensions between Russia and Ukraine boiled over.
週三晚間，隨着俄羅斯和烏克蘭之間的緊張局勢升級，美國股指期貨大幅下跌。
Dow futures fell 820 points, or 2.5%%, while futures tied to the S&P 500 were down 2.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 2.8%.
道瓊斯指數期貨下跌820點，跌幅2.5%，而與標準普爾500指數掛鈎的期貨下跌2.4%。納斯達克100期貨下跌2.8%。
The ailing stock market tried to bounce Wednesday, but then sold off hard, amid Russia-Ukraine tensions. The Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite undercut their Jan. 24 lows.
境況不佳的股市週三試圖反彈，但隨後在俄羅斯和烏克蘭的緊張局勢下大幅拋售。道瓊斯指數、標準普爾500指數和納斯達克綜合指數均低於1月24日的低點。
Russia's President Vladimir Putin announced late Wednesday night that the country's armed forces would carry out a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
俄羅斯總統弗拉基米爾·普京(Vladimir Putin)週三深夜宣佈，該國武裝部隊將在烏克蘭開展一次“特別軍事行動”。
Putin addressed the Russian people, at a time coinciding with a United Nations security council meeting, according to a report from the United Kingdom's The Guardian newspaper.
據英國《衞報》報道，普京在聯合國安理會會議期間向俄羅斯人民發表了講話。
Putin said clashes between Ukraine and Russia are "inevitable" and only a "question of time."
普京説，烏克蘭和俄羅斯之間的衝突是“不可避免的”，只是“時間問題”。
The Russian leader said that further expansion of NATO and its use of Ukraine's territory is unacceptable.
這位俄羅斯領導人表示，北約的進一步擴張及其對烏克蘭領土的使用是不可接受的。
Putin said the military operation is being conducted to "protect people" and circumstances demand "demand decisive action from Russia."
普京説，軍事行動是為了“保護人民”，形勢要求“俄羅斯採取果斷行動”。
There are unconfirmed reports on social media of blasts being heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city.
社交媒體上有未經證實的報道稱，烏克蘭首都基輔和該國第二大城市哈爾科夫聽到了爆炸聲。
JUST IN:
— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) February 24, 2022
Blasts heard in Kiev.
剛進來：
-不同尋常_大户(@不同尋常_大户)2022年2月24日
基輔聽到了爆炸聲。
BREAKING: Blasts near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) February 24, 2022
突發事件：烏克蘭第二大城市哈爾科夫附近發生爆炸。
--《觀眾指數》(@spectatorindex)2022年2月24日