
安迪·伯纳姆将于周三在唐宁街接待弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基,因为英国希望进一步强调对乌克兰总统的支持,以此与他在与唐纳德·特朗普的关系中遇到的困难形成对比。
Andy Burnham will host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street on Wednesday as the UK seeks to further underline its support for the Ukrainian president, in contrast to his difficulties with Donald Trump.
英国首相表示,他对泽连斯基及其国家的信息是:“我们将一直陪伴你们,直到结束。”为配合此次访问,英国表示将加快向乌克兰提供英国制造的轻型多用途导弹(LMMs),以帮助其抵御新一代俄罗斯喷气式无人机的攻击。
The UK prime minister said his message to Zelenskyy and his country would be: “We are with you for as long as it takes.”To coincide with the visit, the UK has said it will move more rapidly in providing Ukraine with British-made lightweight multi-role missiles (LMMs) to help protect it from attacks by a new generation of Russian jet-powered drones.
与此同时,伯纳姆及其部长们将推动对俄罗斯液化天然气(LNG)出口实施全面的国际海运服务禁令。
In parallel, Burnham and his ministers will push for a full international maritime services ban on exports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG).
自伯纳姆今年7月上任以来,两人已经会面两次:泽连斯基同月曾访问朴茨茅斯的一个海军基地;伯纳姆则于8月访问了基辅。
The pair have already met twice since Burnham took office in July, when Zelenskyy visited a naval base in Portsmouth in the same month and when Burnham travelled to Kyiv in August.
泽连斯基此次访问正值乌克兰面临俄罗斯导弹和无人机袭击加剧之际,而在此之前,特朗普曾达成协议购买俄罗斯柴油,呼吁乌克兰更换领导人,并宣布一项所谓的与能源基础设施相关的停火——泽连斯基表示这“对他来说是新闻”。
Zelenskyy’s latest visit comes as Ukraine faces increased Russian missile and drone attacks, and after Donald Trump made a deal to buy Russian diesel, called for Ukraine to have a new leader, and announced a supposed ceasefire connected to energy infrastructure that the Ukrainian president said “was news to him”.
特朗普常被视为乌克兰的不靠谱盟友,泽连斯基对柴油交易表示愤怒,称随后俄罗斯对乌克兰平民目标的袭击相当于弗拉基米尔·普京的“感谢”。
Trump is an often wayward ally for Ukraine, and Zelenskyy has expressed anger at the diesel deal, saying subsequent Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine amounted to a “thanks” from Vladimir Putin.
英国政府此前曾在泽连斯基与特朗普关系紧张之后欢迎其访问。18个月前,特朗普及其副总统JD·万斯在椭圆形办公室公开斥责乌克兰总统后,泽连斯基次日便在唐宁街会见了基尔·斯塔默。
UK governments have previously welcomed Zelenskyy after difficult experiences with Trump. He met Keir Starmer at Downing Street the day after Trump and his vice-president, JD Vance, publicly berated the Ukrainian president in the Oval Office 18 months ago.
在此次访问期间,泽连斯基还曾受到查尔斯国王的接待。查尔斯国王在桑德林汉姆庄园(诺福克王室私人住所,极少用于此类访问)亲自会见了泽连斯基,这一安排带有明显的个人意味。
During that trip Zelenskyy was also hosted by King Charles, who, in a pointedly personal touch, saw the Ukrainian president at Sandringham in Norfolk, which is a royal family home and rarely used for such visits.
宣布最新唐宁街会议时,10号唐宁街表示,正在进行的价值16亿英镑的援助计划的一部分将被加速实施,以向乌克兰交付超过5000架LMMs,帮助应对喷气式无人机的袭击。
Announcing the latest Downing Street meeting, No 10 said part of an ongoing £1.6bn package to deliver more than 5,000 LMMs to Ukraine would be sped up to help combat attacks by jet-powered drones.
这些无人机比之前使用的螺旋桨驱动的Shahed无人机更快、飞得更高,因此更难被击落,使俄罗斯能够在乌克兰打击更多目标,包括基辅。
These are quicker and higher-flying than the propeller-driven Shahed drones previously used, making them much harder to shoot down, allowing Russia to strike more targets in Ukraine, including in Kyiv.
财政大臣约翰·希利将单独利用在曼谷举行的正在进行的国际货币基金组织峰会期间的会议,敦促其他国家禁止俄罗斯液化天然气。
The chancellor, John Healey, will separately use meetings at the ongoing International Monetary Fund summit in Bangkok to push other countries to ban Russian LNG.
在与泽连斯基会面之前的声明中,伯纳姆说:“我们对乌克兰的坚定支持对于确保英国本土的安全以及确保前线人员拥有推回俄罗斯所需的装备至关重要。”
In a statement before his meeting with Zelenskyy, Burnham said: “Our rock-solid support to Ukraine is vital for keeping us safe here in the UK and ensuring those on the frontlines have the equipment they need to push back Russia.
“我对乌克兰人民的信息再清晰不过了:我们将一直支持你们,直到结束,并且我们将在支持方面做得更多、更快,以 backing 你们为欧洲和平而进行的勇敢斗争。”
“My message to the Ukrainian people could not be clearer: we are with you for as long as it takes, and we will go further and faster in our support to back your courageous fight for peace in Europe.
“这不仅是正确的事情,而且是必要的事情。俄罗斯的侵略行为不应被允许在我们的大陆上得逞。”
“It is not just the right thing to do, but it’s the necessary thing to do. Russia’s aggression cannot be allowed to succeed on our continent.”