俄罗斯强人弗拉基米尔·普京在与特朗普总统的通话中彻底粉碎了与乌克兰进行和平谈判的任何前景 — — 莫斯科在周六清晨的袭击中至少造成20名乌克兰人死亡之前。
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin shot down any prospect of peace talks with Ukraine during his phone call with President Trump — before Moscow killed at least 20 Ukrainians in strikes early Saturday.
这位俄罗斯暴君在周五与特朗普通话长达一个半小时期间表示，他将继续与基辅作战，直至实现“所有目标”。
The Russian tyrant said he would continue fighting with Kyiv until he has achieved “all his objectives,” during a Friday call with Trump that lasted an hour and a half.
“普京明确表示，莫斯科将继续敌对行动，直至实现所有既定目标，”俄罗斯外交政策助理尤里·乌沙科夫对国家媒体表示。
“Putin made it clear that Moscow will continue hostilities until it achieves all stated goals,” Russian foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov told state media.
普京还试图说服特朗普，乌克兰“完全没有前景”，而俄方对战争结果“完全掌握在自己手中” — — 尽管有证据表明莫斯科的推进在最近几周有所放缓，甚至基辅也在夺回阵地。
Putin also tried convincing Trump that Ukraine had “no prospects whatsoever” and that Russia has the outcome of the war “entirely in their hands” — despite evidence pointing to Moscow’s advances slowing in recent weeks and Kyiv even gaining ground.
乌沙科夫称，特朗普发起此次通话是为了“热烈祝普京生日快乐，非正式地祝他成功和幸福，并转达第一夫人的问候”，据《乌克兰真理报》报道。
Ushakov said Trump initiated the call to “warmly wish Putin a happy birthday, informally wish him success and well-being and pass on greetings from the First Lady,” the Ukrainian Pravda reported.
他还声称特朗普表示，他会将从普京那里收到的关于和平谈判的信息转达给乌克兰政府。“双方都不想第一个挂断电话，”据乌沙科夫透露。
He also claimed Trump said he would relay the message received from Putin about peace talks to the Ukrainian government. “Neither wanted to be the first to hang up,” the phone, According to Ushakov.
此前，美国于周五组织的高级别会谈以失败告终 — — 特别代表史蒂夫·威特科夫、乌克兰谈判代表以及来自英国、法国、德国、欧盟委员会和北约的代表坐谈六小时后，未取得任何突破。
It comes after high level talks Friday organized by the United States — with special envoy Steve Witkoff, Ukrainian negotiators and representatives from United Kingdom, France, Germany, the European Commission and NATO — failed to make any breakthrough after six hours at the table.
与此同时，乌克兰官员表示，他们对华盛顿周五决定取消对俄出口制裁的举措感到“措手不及”，这一决定使俄罗斯能够向美国输送柴油 — — 这一举动激怒了乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基，他称这是一个“软弱的决定”，将为普京的战争机器提供燃料。
Ukrainian officials, meanwhile, said they were “blindsided” by Washington’s decision Friday to remove export sanctions on Russia so it can send diesel to the United States — a move that infuriated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who called it a “weak decision” that would fuel Putin’s war machine.
“感觉就像陷入了一个陷阱，”一位乌克兰高级官员对《基辅独立报》表示。
“It felt like a trap,” a senior Ukrainian official told the Kyiv Independent.
俄罗斯军队乘胜追击，于周六清晨在扎波罗热的一个住宅区投掷了五枚制导航空炸弹，乌克兰国家紧急服务局称，此次袭击造成20人死亡、18人受伤。遇难者中包括三名儿童，其中一名11岁男孩。
Russian forces capitalized on the momentum and attacked a residential neighborhood in Zaporizhzhia with five guided aerial bombs early Saturday, killing 20 people and injuring 18, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said. Three children, including an 11-year-old boy, were among those killed.
“他们本该与亲人相拥、制定计划、享受每一天。孩子们应该成长、梦想、认识世界，但俄罗斯残忍地夺走了他们的生命，”扎波罗热代州长米哈伊洛·塞米金在Telegram上表示。
“They were supposed to live, hugging relatives, making plans, enjoying every day. Children had to grow, dream, and learn about the world, but Russia brutally cut short their lives,” Mykhailo Semikin, acting governor of Zaporizhzhia, said on Telegram.
“他补充道：‘没有任何言语能够减轻失去亲人的家庭的痛苦。’”搜救工作持续进行，人们在废墟下被困数小时，直至周六仍在寻找遇难者。
“There are no words that can ease the pain of families who have lost their loved ones,” he added. People were trapped underneath the rubble for several hours, as the search for victims continued Saturday.