基辅,10月4日电 - 德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周日抵达基辅,随行人员包括德国防务企业首席执行官,以此向泽连斯基总统表示支持,此前俄罗斯对乌克兰城市的袭击不断升级。
KYIV, Oct 4 - Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday, accompanied by CEOs from German defence companies, in a show of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid escalating Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.
德国政府官员表示,默茨将宣布一揽子措施,包括拨付10亿欧元军事援助和3.5亿欧元用于能源领域修复。此访预计还将敲定各类无人机联合生产协议。
Merz will announce a package of measures that includes the release €1 billion in military aid and €350 million for repairs in the energy sector, German government officials said. The visit is also expected to finalize a deal for joint production of various kinds of drones.
默茨表示:“我今日前往基辅,是因为乌克兰在未来几周需要我们所有的支持。”他指出,俄军正在轰炸城镇、居民楼和供热电厂。“如果不遏制俄罗斯,迟早其战争机器将转而对付我们。”默茨补充道:“我将今天告诉泽连斯基总统:‘你们可以继续指望我们的帮助。’”随行人员还包括经济事务部长凯瑟琳·赖歇及一个经济代表团,成员有西门子能源、亨索尔特、迪尔防务、量子系统等企业的高管。
"I travelled to Kyiv today because Ukraine needs all our support in the coming weeks," Merz said, saying that Russian forces were bombing towns, residential buildings and heating plants. "If Russia is not stopped, sooner or later its war machine will turn against us." "I will tell President Zelenskiy today: 'You can continue to count on our help,'" Merz added. The German chancellor is accompanied by Minister for Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche and an economic delegation including executives from Siemens Energy, Hensoldt, Diehl Defence, Quantum Systems and other firms.
默茨预计还将敦促乌克兰政府在欧盟伙伴要求的改革方面取得进展,包括反腐败斗争。
Merz is also expected to press the Ukrainian government for progress on reforms requested by EU partners, including in the fight against corruption.
泽连斯基周三在与默茨通电话后表示,乌克兰将很快与德国敲定无人机、导弹及相关软件的生产协议。
Zelenskiy said on Wednesday, after speaking to Merz by phone, that Ukraine would soon finalise the deal with Germany for the production of drones, missiles and related software.
重点预计将是反喷气式无人机的快速生产,德国防务科技公司量子系统已成功测试此类无人机。自夏季以来,俄罗斯每天使用数十架高速喷气式攻击无人机袭击民用和军事基础设施。
A key focus is expected to be the rapid production of anti-jet drones, which Quantum, a German defence-technology company, has successfully tested. Since the summer, Russia has used dozens of high-speed jet attack drones daily to target civilian and military infrastructure.
4月,量子系统与乌克兰制造商WIY Drones宣布成立合资企业Quantum WIY Industries,生产“斯特里拉”拦截无人机及相关防空技术。
In April, Quantum and Ukrainian manufacturer WIY Drones announced the creation of Quantum WIY Industries, a joint venture to produce the Strila interceptor drone and related air-defence technologies.
该协议还涉及联合研发和生产射程超过1000公里(600英里)的武器,乌克兰可用其对俄罗斯纵深发动袭击。
The deal also involves the joint development and production of weapons with a range of more than 1,000 km (600 miles) that Ukraine can use to launch attacks deep inside Russia.
政府官员表示,加强合作将使资金和技术回流联邦共和国,那里生产武器,并可加强针对无人机袭击关键基础设施的防御能力。
Government officials said the increased cooperation would allow money and technology to flow back to the Federal Republic, where weapons are produced and defences against drones targeting critical infrastructure can be strengthened.
周四,默茨表示,德国不会因俄罗斯对欧洲国家日益增多的混合攻击而感到恐吓。
On Thursday, Merz said Germany would not be intimidated by the rising number of hybrid attacks by Russia on European states.
俄罗斯外交部周六在一份声明中表示,莫斯科将继续系统性打击乌克兰境内目标,称这是对乌克兰近几个月袭击俄罗斯的报复性打击。它警告外国公民和外交人员不要留在或前往乌克兰。
Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Moscow would continue to systematically hit targets in Ukraine in what it said were retaliatory strikes for Ukrainian attacks on Russia in recent months. It warned foreign nationals and diplomatic staff against staying in or travelling to Ukraine.
泽连斯基周六告诉路透社,乌克兰武装部队将加大对俄罗斯炼油厂的袭击力度,以回应莫斯科“新教条”式的升级袭击民用基础设施,他称这旨在迫使基辅和其他城市的居民逃离。
Zelenskiy told Reuters on Saturday his country's armed forces would double down on their attacks on oil refineries in Russia in response to Moscow's "new doctrine" of escalating attacks on civilian infrastructure, which he said was aimed at forcing residents of Kyiv and other cities to flee.