特朗普总统周一表示，他将“当然会考虑”在立陶宛建立美国军事基地，此前一周，该国总理表示欢迎美军驻扎在这一波罗的海国家。
President Trump said Monday he will “certainly look at” establishing a U.S. military base in Lithuania a week after the country’s prime minister said he would welcome U.S. service members into the Baltic state.
“他们是我的朋友；他们是很棒的人，所以我们当然会考虑。他们是很棒的人，”当记者询问该国邀请时，总统说道。“我在那个国家认识很多人；他们是很棒的人。”上周，立陶宛总明道加斯·辛克维丘斯表示，他的国家“准备买单”建设美国军事基地。
“They’re friends of mine; they’re great people, so we’ll certainly look at it. They are great people,” the president said when asked by a reporter about the country’s invitation. “I know so many people in that country; they’re great people.”Last week, Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius said his country is “ready to pay the bill” for a U.S. military base.
“如果他们准备好了，我们肯定会这么做，我们将确保为驻军、为在立陶宛建立的基地提供最好的条件，”辛克维丘斯在接受彭博电视台采访时表示。
“We would definitely go for it if they’re ready, and we would ensure the best possible conditions for the troops, for the base to be established in Lithuania,” Sinkevičius said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
特朗普的言论之际，他一贯呼吁北约盟国为在其境内驻扎美军买单，同时五角大楼正在进行为期六个月的欧洲美军态势评估。
Trump’s comment comes as he has consistently called on NATO allies to foot the bill for hosting U.S. troops in their nations and as the Pentagon conducts its six-month review of U.S. military posture in Europe.
预计该评估将于12月结束，届时将把欧洲的常规防御责任转移给北约盟国。
The review, which is set to conclude in December, is expected to shift conventional defense responsibilities to NATO allies in Europe.
上个月，美国确认正派遣新一轮轮换军人前往立陶宛。这个北约国家距离俄罗斯本土不到70英里。美国在该国没有大型军事基地。
Last month, the U.S. confirmed it is dispatching a new rotation of service members to Lithuania. The NATO country is located less than 70 miles from mainland Russia. The U.S. does not have a large military base inside the country.
“波罗的海国家理所当然地有兴趣部署尽可能多的欧洲和美国盟军力量，因为它们离俄罗斯熊最近，也最了解它，”民主保卫基金会军事与政治权力中心高级主任布拉德利·鲍曼周一在声明中表示。
“Baltic countries are understandably interested in hosting as much European and American allied military power as possible because they are closest to the Russian bear and understand it best,” Bradley Bowman, the senior director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center for Military and Political Power, said in a statement Monday.
“正如我们的波罗的海盟友多年来所警告的那样，[俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·]普京唯一尊重的就是硬实力，这就是为什么无视条件的美军从欧洲撤军是如此不明智，尤其是当我们看到俄罗斯侵略行径日益增长时，”鲍曼说。
“As our Baltic allies have warned for many years, the only thing [Russian President Vladimir] Putin respects is hard power, and that is why conditions-ignoring American military withdrawals from Europe are so ill-advised, especially when we see growing Russian aggression,” Bowman said.
特朗普上个月还宣布，美国在波兰建立陆军基地方面取得了“重大进展”。
Trump also announced last month that the U.S. is making “major progress” in establishing an Army base in Poland.