一位资深的共和党众议员周三警告称，除非美国政府改变那些可能帮助俄罗斯在乌克兰战争中的举措，否则特朗普总统的立法议程在国会本届剩余会期（即“跛脚鸭”会期）内将无法得到通过。这位名叫唐·贝肯（Don Bacon）的众议员来自内布拉斯加州，是空军退伍军人，他在外交政策问题上经常与白宫发生分歧。贝肯指出，最近的一些发展——包括有报道称美国已停止与基辅分享情报——实际上是在损害美国的民主盟友，同时让俄罗斯这样的寡头政权受益。
A prominent House Republican warned Wednesday that President Trump’s legislative wish list will be “dead” on Capitol Hill during the lame-duck session unless the administration reverses recent moves that will help Russia in its war with Ukraine. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), an Air Force veteran who sometimes spars with the White House on foreign policy, said the recent developments — including reports that the U.S. has stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv — are benefitting an oligarchic adversary at the expense of a democratic ally.
他警告说，如果这些政策不改变，包括一些共和党人在内的支持乌克兰的议员们将会阻挠特朗普的所有立法计划。
If those policies don’t change, he warned, Ukraine’s defenders in the House — including some Republicans — will block the entirety of Trump’s post-midterm agenda.
贝肯在社交平台X上写道：“政府决定减少对乌克兰的情报共享，并限制其使用‘星链’（Starlink）卫星通信技术的权限，这无异于在帮助侵略者和战争罪犯。他们真的认为在第119届国会的剩余任期内还能获得任何支持吗？除非他们改变方向，否则他们的议程注定失败。”贝肯将在本届国会任期结束时退休。不过他的警告颇具分量，因为他在“跛脚鸭”会期仍会担任议员，而此时共和党领导人正急于在年底前推动多项议案。
“The Administration’s decision to reduce intel sharing to Ukraine & access to Starlink equates to aiding the invader & the war criminal who bombs cities,” Bacon wrote on the social platform X. “Does the Administration think it will get ANY support for the remainder of the 119th Congress? Their agenda is dead unless they change paths.”Bacon is retiring at the end of this term. But his warning has teeth because he will still hold a seat in the lame-duck session, when Republican leaders are eying a number of proposals they want to push through before year’s end.
这些议案包括重新授权农业和营养援助计划、扩大联邦政府的监控权力、以及为政府提供资金以避免12月中旬出现政府停摆的情况。此外，还有一项新的五角大楼预算提案——该提案本应在选举前通过，但由于种种原因被推迟到了“跛脚鸭”会期；部分原因是为了避免让那些在伊朗问题上立场不利的共和党人面临选民的批评。
That list includes legislation to reauthorize farm and nutrition programs; extend federal surveillance powers; and fund the government to prevent a shutdown in mid-December. It also includes a new round of Pentagon funding, which was expected before the elections but got pushed to the lame duck, at least in part to shield vulnerable Republicans from taking a tough vote related to the unpopular Iran War before voters went to the polls.
周三，国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）对这一系列议案表示支持，其中包括为无人机、特朗普提出的“金色穹顶”（Golden Dome）项目以及因伊朗冲突而减少的军火储备提供资金。赫格塞斯表示：“我们的立场与白宫完全一致。”
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sounded a bullish note on that package, including funds for drones, Trump’s Golden Dome project and new munitions stockpiles, which have dwindled as a result of the Iran conflict. “We’re in lockstep with the White House,” Hegseth said.
“无论中期选举结果如何，我们正在快速行动 — — 立即行动 — — 与委员会合作，以确保该和解法案至少为3500亿美元，可能更多，最终能够满足该部门的需求。”培根的警告预测，除非政府改变对俄乌战争的态度，否则特朗普将面临更艰难的推动该方案通过国会的局面。特朗普一直与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京保持相对亲密的关系，可追溯到他的第一个任期，这与历届两党总统的对立关系形成了显著的断裂。
“Regardless of what happens in the midterms, we’re running fast — immediately — with the committees, to ensure that that reconciliation bill, at a minimum of $350 [billion], potentially more, ultimately fills up what this department needs.”Bacon’s warning predicts that Trump will have a tougher time pushing that package through Congress, unless the administration changes its approach to the Russia-Ukraine War. Trump has always had a relatively cozy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin going back to his first term, which marks a notable break from the adversarial association of past presidents in both parties.
去年，特朗普和副总统万斯在白宫与乌克兰总统泽连斯基对峙，指责他对美国在战争中的支持心存不足，这激怒了乌克兰的盟友。上周，当特朗普与普京达成协议，放宽对俄罗斯柴油燃料的美国制裁，为莫斯科提供资金支持以帮助维持战争时，类似的愤怒再次浮现。本周，随着有关特朗普已停止向乌克兰共享美国情报并切断基辅对一套专门卫星系统的访问的报道出现，局势再次升级，该卫星系统能够赋能战场通信。
Last year, Trump infuriated Ukraine’s allies when he and Vice President Vance confronted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, and accused him of being insufficiently grateful for U.S. support in the war. A similar anger resurfaced last week when Trump cut a deal with Putin that relaxes U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel fuel, providing Moscow with a boost in funding to help underwrite the war. It escalated again this week after reports that Trump had stopped sharing U.S. intelligence with Ukraine and cut off Kyiv’s access to a specialized satellite system empowering battlefield communications.
该卫星系统由埃隆·马斯克旗下的SpaceX公司所有，但资金来源于五角大楼。泽连斯基毫不犹豫地抨击特朗普，警告他的决定将帮助普京杀死更多乌克兰人。“我们失去一个强大伙伴真是可惜，”泽连斯基对英国记者皮尔斯·莫尔根说。“这对我们来说不是关于生意，而是我们的生命，”他继续说道。“这就是为什么当特朗普总统选择一边 — — 不是我们这边时，会让人感到痛苦。……我们接受他处于中间位置。但如果你处于中间，就必须留在中间，而不能站在错误的一边。‘这不是历史正确的一边。’”
That satellite system is owned by SpaceX, one of Elon Musk’s companies, but funded by the Pentagon. Zelensky wasted no time going after Trump, warning that his decisions will help Putin kill more Ukrainians. “It’s a pity that we are losing [a] strong partner,” Zelensky told Piers Morgan, a British journalist. “It’s not about business for us, it’s just our lives,” he continued. “That’s why it’s painful when President Trump chooses one side — not our side. … We are OK that he’s in the middle. But if you’re in the middle you have to stay in the middle, not on the wrong side. “This is not the right side of history.”