3月15日,乌克兰总统泽连斯基通过视频方式参加由英国主导的联合远征军领导人会议。他说:“多年来北约一直告诉我们会‘敞开大门’,但现在又说不能加入。这是我们现在必须承认的事实。乌克兰人明白,现在要靠自己和其他合作伙伴了。”
视频来源:央视新闻
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) "open door" policy had not worked for Ukraine. "For years we've heard about 'open doors,' but now we are hearing that we can't enter those doors, and we have to admit it. I am glad that our people are beginning to understand this and rely on themselves and on our partners who help us," Zelensky was quoted as saying.
泽连斯基再次对北约拒绝在乌设禁飞区表示失望,称《北大西洋公约》“集体防御条款”形同虚设。此外,之前由于“技术暂停”的俄乌谈判继续进行。乌克兰谈判代表、乌总统办公室顾问波多利亚克15日在社交媒体发布声明说,乌俄谈判16日将继续进行。他说,虽然当天谈判过程“非常困难和胶着”,双方存在“根本性的矛盾”,但磋商余地依然存在。
俄罗斯:制裁拜登
据俄罗斯塔斯社15日援引俄罗斯外交部声明报道,俄方当天宣布对美国总统乔•拜登等美国政要及个人实施制裁。俄方针对美方的个人制裁名单共包括13人。除拜登外,美国务卿布林肯、国防部长奥斯汀、前国务卿希拉里以及拜登儿子亨特•拜登等人也被列入制裁名单。
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday announced sanctions against 13 Americans including President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Also sanctioned are Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
视频来源:央视新闻
当天,俄罗斯外交部还声明,宣布启动退出欧洲委员会程序。声明说,北约与欧盟国家恶意利用其在欧洲委员会的多数地位,将该组织变成反俄工具,拒绝平等对话。在当前条件下,俄方不会留在欧洲委员会。与此同时,俄方对与该组织成员国就共同关切问题进行务实平等协作持开放态度。
Russia on Tuesday sent a notice of withdrawal from the Council of Europe to the organization's Secretary General Marija Pejcinovic Buric, Russian Foreign Ministry said. "The states of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and the European Union, abusing their majority in the Council of Europe, are consistently turning this organization into an instrument of anti-Russian policy, refusing equal dialogue and all the principles on which this pan-European structure was created," the ministry said in a statement. Nevertheless, Russia remains open to pragmatic and equal interaction with the members of the Council of Europe on issues of mutual interest, it added.
美国:8亿美元安保援助
据CNN报道,白宫官员表示预计拜登将于当地时间周三宣布,再向乌克兰提供价值8亿美元的安保援助,至此美国对乌克兰的援助总额达到10亿美元。
Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine on Wednesday, a White House official told CNN, bringing the total to $1 billion announced in just the last week.
知情人士称,这一波军援包括反坦克导弹和更多美军此前已经提供的防御性武器,包括“标枪”反坦克导弹和“毒刺”防空导弹。
The package of military assistance will include anti-tank missiles and more of the defensive weapons that the US has already been providing, including Javelin anti-tank and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, officials familiar with the plans said.
报道称,拜登于美国时间周二签署法案,8亿美元的安保援助就包含在内,其中针对乌克兰的新援助共价值136亿美元。
The $800 million in security assistance comes from the massive spending bill the President signed into law on Tuesday, which includes $13.6 billion total in new aid to Ukraine.
当地时间周三,泽连斯基和拜登还将先后面对美国国会讲话。
Zelensky will address US members of Congress remotely at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, where he is expected to renew his calls for more assistance. Biden will deliver his own remarks later Wednesday.
综合来源:新华网,中国日报网,CGTN,Tass,CNN