特朗普政府的矛盾之处仍在继续：前一天还在从弗拉基米尔·普京那里购买柴油，为他在乌克兰的残酷征服提供支持；第二天，一位将军却警告普京不要扩大这场战争。这种矛盾在本周表现得尤为明显。
The paradox of the Trump Administration continues: One day it’s buying diesel oil from Vladimir Putin that will underwrite his brutal conquest in Ukraine, and the next a general is warning Mr. Putin not to expand that same war. The dichotomy has been on loud display this week.
在周一华沙举行的一次会议上，欧洲盟军最高指挥官亚历克苏斯·格林克维奇将军提出了一个‘胜利理论’，以应对普京对北约国家的攻击。
At a conference in Warsaw on Monday, Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Alexus Grynkewich unveiled a “theory of victory” if Mr. Putin attacks a NATO nation.
普京已经派遣无人机进入欧洲，测试西方的防御能力以及西方是否真的会作出回应。
Mr. Putin has sent drones into Europe to test its defenses and whether the West is serious about responding.
格林克维奇将军表示，北约的唯一目标就是维护和平，驳斥了普京关于北约联盟威胁他的谎言。
Gen. Grynkewich said NATO has no ambition beyond preserving the peace, rebutting Mr. Putin’s falsehoods that the Atlantic alliance threatens him.