摘要：The phone call between Presidents Putin and Trump proved a well-known idea – there is only Russia and America in the dining room.

俄罗斯总统普京同美国总统特朗普18日通电话（此前报道）。

俄联邦安全会议副主席梅德韦杰夫就此表态称，这表明餐厅里只有俄美，欧洲和乌克兰都在菜单上，欧洲是开胃小菜，而主菜是乌克兰。

梅德韦杰夫在社交媒体上用英文写道：

The phone call between Presidents Putin and Trump proved a well-known idea – there is only Russia and America in the dining room. On the menu: light appetisers – Brussels sprouts, British fish and chips and Paris rooster. The main course is a Kiev-style cutlet. Enjoy your meal!

普京总统和特朗普总统的通话证明了一个众所周知的想法——餐厅里只有俄罗斯和美国。菜单上有：开胃小菜——布鲁塞尔芽菜、英式炸鱼薯条和巴黎公鸡。主菜是基辅炸肉排。祝您用餐愉快！

俄罗斯卫星通讯社在报道这条消息时，还援引军事分析人士迈克尔·克拉克（Michael Clarke）在接受英国天空新闻频道采访时的话说，在俄美和平解决乌克兰问题的对话框架内，乌克兰“在菜单上，而不是在谈判桌旁”。

"There's an old saying in diplomatic circles: 'If you're not at the table, you're on the menu'," Michael Clarke says.

"And believe me Ukraine is on the menu."

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