特朗普总统周六对外泄露了对弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的强烈不满，他在白宫外对记者表示，乌克兰“该换总统了”。这些激烈言论是在其政府刚刚宣布一项协议，由俄罗斯向美国及全球能源市场供应30万公吨柴油仅几小时后发表的。
President Trump ripped into Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday telling reporters outside the White House that it’s time for Ukraine to “get a new president.”The fiery comments came just hours after his administration announced a deal to have Russia supply 300,000 metric tons of diesel to the US and global energy markets.
特朗普将该协议描述为对泽连斯基持续袭击俄罗斯炼油厂的直接回应——即便在他要求泽连斯基停止袭击之后仍未停止。
The president described the arrangement as a direct response to Zelensky’s continued targeting of Russian oil refineries – even after Trump asked him to stop the attacks.
“我对他说：‘你想干什么就干什么，别打炼油厂，’”特朗普周六下午离开白宫前往田纳西州参加集会时对记者说。
“I said to him: ‘do what you want, don’t hit refineries,’” Trump told reporters as he left the White House Saturday afternoon en route to a rally in Tennessee.
他指责泽连斯基未能结束乌克兰战争，这场战争始于2022年2月俄罗斯强人弗拉基米尔·普京发动全面入侵。
He hammered Zelensky for failing to bring about an end to the Ukraine war, which began with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin launching a full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“你们失去了30%的领土，死亡人数超过一百万……我认为乌克兰该换总统了，”特朗普愤怒地说。
“You’ve lost 30% of your country and you’ve had over a million people killed. … I think it’s time for Ukraine to get a new president,” Trump fumed.
“泽连斯基本来可以多次结束这场战争——多次多次。但他选择不这样做。非常困难。这场战争本就不该爆发，”他继续说道。
“Zelensky could have settled this war many times – many many times. And he chooses not to. Very difficult. It’s a war that should have never been started,” he continued.
特朗普表示，他曾告诉泽连斯基：“别打炼油厂。”“这是他在制造的全球性问题。他想给世界制造麻烦。”目前美国平均柴油价格已突破每加仑6美元，给美国农民和消费者带来更高成本。
Trump said he told Zelensky “ don’t hit the refineries.”“That’s a world problem that’s causing. And he wants to make problems for the world.”Average US diesel prices have topped $6 per gallon, hitting US farmers and consumers with higher costs.
特朗普当时正前往田纳西州，这是他在中期选举前往红州的最新一站。共和党人在爱荷华州和堪萨斯州等多个农业州面临激烈竞争，党内人士部分归因于高昂的燃油成本。
Trump was headed to Tennessee, his latest trip to a red-leaning state in the run-up to the midterms, where Republicans are facing tight races in several agricultural states, including Iowa and Kansas that party operatives attribute in part to high fuel costs.
一些共和党人批评了这一柴油协议，认为它规避了旨在说服普京停止战争的经济压力。
Some Republicans have criticized the diesel move, which gets around economic pressure meant to persuade Putin to stop his war.
不幸的是，虽然我理解降低柴油价格的愿望，但我担心解除对俄罗斯石油的制裁只会为克里姆林宫的战争机器提供资金——助长更多暴力和破坏，正如我们在最近几天所看到的那样。德克萨斯州共和党众议员迈克尔·麦考尔（Michael McCaul）周五在X上发文。
“Unfortunately, while I understand the desire to bring down diesel prices, I am concerned the lifting of sanctions on Russian oil will only fund the Kremlin’s war machine—emboldening more violence and destruction, as we have seen in recent days,” posted Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) on X Friday.