乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基周日就其与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普日益恶化的关系发表讲话，对乌克兰的战争努力进行了尖锐的辩护，并警告美国不要对莫斯科作出让步。
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed his deteriorating relationship with President Donald Trump on Sunday, offering a sharp defense of Ukraine's war effort and warning against American concessions to Moscow.
在接受NBC《今日新闻》节目采访时，泽连斯基强烈谴责了特朗普近期的言论，这些言论似乎把他自己和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京进行了比较。
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Zelenskyy strongly condemned Trump’s recent remarks that appeared to compare himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“我们无法把我和普京相比较。他是侵略者。他占领了我们，”泽连斯基说。“他杀害了成年人和儿童，他的士兵。他是恐怖分子。因此，我希望特朗普总统在这方面能够非常明确。”特朗普与泽连斯基的关系本来就不够密切，但在过去几周里，随着特朗普在俄乌战争持续期间不断对乌克兰总统进行抨击，两人的关系显著恶化。特朗普曾呼吁乌克兰选出新的领导人，并且上周晚些时候表示，他觉得泽连斯基比普京更难相处。
“We can't compare me and Putin. He's aggressor. He occupied us,” Zelenskyy said. “He killed adults and children, his soldiers. He's a terrorist. And that's why I hope that President Trump will be very clear with this position.”The relationship between Trump and Zelenskyy, which has never been particularly strong, has soured significantly over the last few weeks as Trump continues to lash out at the Ukrainian president amid the ongoing war with Russia. Trump has called for Ukraine to elect new leadership and late last week said that he finds Zelenskyy more difficult to deal with than Putin.
泽连斯基表示，如果俄罗斯暂停进攻60天，他愿意举行选举，他在周日重申了这一观点，并似乎将关系紧张归因于他对特朗普的诚实。
Zelenskyy has indicated he is open to holding elections if Russia pauses its attack for 60 days, a point he reiterated on Sunday, as he appeared to attribute the flailing relationship to his honesty toward Trump.
“我无法鼓掌任何一位领导人的决定或言论，如果它们违背乌克兰，如果它们支持俄罗斯，直接支持普京，”泽连斯基说。“这就是为什么我非常诚实，愿意说他是个杀手。因此，也许这不够礼貌，也许这不是美国总统希望我所说的。但与其有那些即使面带笑容也是杀手的伙伴，不如有那些非常坦率和明确的伙伴。”白宫暂未就置评请求作出回应。
“I can't applaud any decisions or any words of one or another leader if they go against Ukraine, if they are supportive for Russia, and directly for Putin,” Zelenskyy said. “That's why I'm very honest and open to say that he's a killer. And that's why maybe it's not very polite, and maybe not the things the President of the United States wants from me. But better to have partners who are very open and clear than to have those who are killers, even with a smile on their face.”The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
但随着特朗普与泽连斯基之间的紧张局势升级，白宫对俄罗斯的立场也发生了变化。
But as tensions rise between Trump and Zelenskyy, the White House’s stance toward Russia has also changed.
特朗普周五签署了一项行政命令，免除了林赛·O·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯法案中列出的关键制裁，在实施截止日期前仅两天就免除了该立法中几乎所有的制裁。此举实际上允许莫斯科绕过国会原本旨在施加杠杆、迫使普京谈判结束战争的一些严厉金融措施。
Trump on Friday signed an executive order waiving key sanctions outlined in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, waiving nearly all of the sanctions in the legislation just two days before the implementation deadline. The move effectively allowed Moscow to bypass some severe financial measures that Congress intended as leverage to force Putin to negotiate an end to the war.
总统的决定引发了两党的反对，一些议员警告称，总统可能正在违反法律。
The president's decision drew bipartisan backlash, with some lawmakers warning the president may be breaking the law.
泽连斯基周日表示，他通过媒体得知了这一政策转变——并警告称，这一决定只会让俄罗斯变得更强。
Zelenskyy on Sunday said he learned of the policy shift through the media — and warned that the decision will only strengthen Russia.
“我不知道特朗普总统为何与普京达成如此交易的所有原因。但这些步骤看来并不能推动我们走向和平。我认为恰恰相反。这将加强普京占领我们的意愿，而且没有帮助，”泽连斯基说。
“I don't know all the reasons why President Trump made such deals with Putin. But it doesn't look that all these steps will push us to peace. I think oppositely. It will strengthen Putin in his will to occupy us, and it's not helpful,” Zelenskyy said.
尽管泽连斯基表示乌克兰仍然信任美国和特朗普，但他补充说，如果没有美国的支持，赢得战争将“非常困难”。
Though Zelenskyy said Ukraine still trusts the U.S. and Trump, he added that it will be “very difficult” to win the war without the America’s support.
“如果美国会支持普京，我的意思是，这简直不可思议。这是一场悲剧。这是一个历史性错误和一场巨大的悲剧，”泽连斯基说。“我不想活在幻想中，但我认为我们必须务实。如果美国官方站在俄罗斯一边，当然，如果这两个国家站在一起，当然，我们将无法获胜，也无法站稳脚跟。”
“If the United States will support Putin, I mean, it's unbelievable. It's a tragedy. It's a historic mistake and a big tragedy,” Zelenskyy said. “I don't want to live in illusions, but I think that we have to be pragmatic. If the United States will officially take the side of Russia, of course, if these two countries will be together, of course, we will not prevail and we will not be able to stand.”