特朗普指責烏克蘭澤連斯基引起對俄羅斯的戰爭

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Trump blames Ukraine's Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia

Gram Slattery

Fri, October 18, 2024 at 2:57 a.m. GMT+8·2 min read

By Gram Slattery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to radically shift U.S. policy toward Ukraine if he wins the Nov. 5 election.

The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskiy on the campaign trail, repeatedly calling him "the greatest salesman on Earth" for having solicited and received billions of dollars of U.S. military aid since the war broke out in 2022.

Trump has also slammed the Ukrainian leader for failing to seek peace with Moscow, and he has suggested Ukraine may have to cede some of its land to Russia to make a peace deal, a concession Kyiv considers unacceptable.

Trump's comments on the PBD Podcast on Thursday with Patrick Bet-David went a step further than his previous criticism. He said Zelenskiy was to blame not just for failing to end the war, but for helping start it, even though the conflict broke out when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory.

"That doesn't mean I don't want to help him because I feel very badly for those people. But he should never have let that war start. The war's a loser," Trump said.

Zelenskiy presented his "victory plan" to end the war to Trump during a meeting in New York in September, an encounter both leaders described as cordial.

Trump's public comments, however, suggest he could seek to wind down aid for Ukraine if he defeats Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, on Nov. 5. He has repeatedly said he could end the conflict before he takes office in January, but he has not said how.

Harris has pledged to continue supporting Ukraine, and she has portrayed a victory for the eastern European nation as a vital U.S. national security interest. She has frequently rebuked Trump for being unwilling to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

(Reporting by Gram Slattery; editing by Ross Colvin and Jonathan Oatis)

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特朗普指責烏克蘭澤連斯基引起對俄羅斯的戰爭

華盛頓（路透社） - 特朗普週四指責烏克蘭總統澤連斯基幫助引發了該國與俄羅斯的戰爭，這一評論進一步表明，如果特朗普贏得11 月5 日的選舉，他可能會徹底改變美國對烏克蘭的政策。

這位共和黨前總統在競選過程中經常批評澤連斯基，多次稱他是“地球上最偉大的推銷員”，因為他自2022 年戰爭爆發以來向美國尋求並獲得了數十億美元的軍事援助。

特朗普也抨擊烏克蘭領導人未能尋求與莫斯科和平，並建議烏克蘭可能不得不將部分土地割讓給俄羅斯才能達成和平協議，基輔認為這項讓步是不可接受的。

特朗普週四在 PBD播客與Patrick Bet-David一起時的評論, 比他之前的批評更進了一步。他表示，澤倫斯基不僅要為未能結束戰爭負責，還要為戰爭的發生負責，儘管衝突是在俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭主權領土時爆發的。

特朗普說:「這並不意味著我不想幫助他，因為我為那些人感到非常難過。但他不應該讓那場戰爭發生。這場戰爭是失敗者」。

澤連斯基九月在紐約舉行的一次會議上向特朗普提出了結束戰爭的“勝利計劃”，兩位領導人都形容這次會面很親切。

然而，特朗普的公開言論表明，如果他在11 月5 日擊敗民主黨候選人、即副總統賀錦麗，他可能會尋求減少對烏克蘭的援助。他多次表示他可以在一月份上任之前結束衝突，但沒有說明是怎樣去做。

賀錦麗承諾繼續支持烏克蘭，並將東歐國家的勝利視為美國至關重要的國家安全利益。她經常指責特朗普不願與俄羅斯總統普京抗衡。

              So, Trump said that Zelenskiy was to blame not just for failing to end the war, but for helping start it, even though the conflict broke out when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory. This view is opposite to that held by the EU. Apparently, Trump will follow a path of isolation again if elected.