捷克总理安德烈·巴比什重申了其国家对北约的承诺，但拒绝了来自华盛顿和北约加速增加国防开支的呼吁。巴比什表示，尽管关于俄罗斯构成威胁的警告日益增多，布拉格无法承担更快的开支增长。
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis reaffirmed his country's commitment to NATO but rejected calls from Washington and the alliance to accelerate increases in defense spending. Babis said Prague cannot afford faster spending hikes despite growing warnings about the threat posed by Russia.
捷克总理安德烈·巴比什本周重申了其政府对北约成员身份的承诺，同时拒绝了来自美国和其他盟国加速增加该国国防预算的呼吁。巴比什表示，布拉格目前的开支轨迹已经让国家预算捉襟见肘。
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis reiterated his government's commitment to NATO membership this week while rejecting calls from the United States and fellow alliance members to speed up increases in the country's defense budget. Babis said Prague's current spending trajectory already stretches the national budget.
华盛顿和北约领导层一直在敦促成员国更快地迈向更高的国防开支目标，理由是他们所描述的来自北约东翼的俄罗斯威胁日益增长。巴比什承认了这些警告，但辩称军费的突然大幅增加将给捷克预算的其他部分带来压力，包括社会项目。
Washington and NATO's leadership have pressed member states to move faster toward higher defense-spending targets, citing what they describe as a growing threat from Russia along the alliance's eastern flank. Babis acknowledged those warnings but argued that a sudden jump in military spending would strain other parts of the Czech budget, including social programs.
这一分歧凸显了北约内部在成员国应多快扩大国防预算方面存在的更广泛分歧，这在美国的压力下尤为明显。捷克政府并未排除未来几年逐步增加的可能性，但巴比什表示，超出该国现有计划的任何加速目前都是无法负担的。
The disagreement highlights a broader split within NATO over how quickly members should scale up defense budgets amid pressure from Washington. The Czech government has not ruled out gradual increases in future years, but Babis said any acceleration beyond the country's existing plan is currently unaffordable.