国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯周二表示，美国政府对乌克兰的立场没有改变，但他强调美国军队也需要“爱国者”（Patriot）导弹拦截系统。当被问及有关五角大楼推迟向基辅盟友交付“爱国者”导弹拦截系统的报道时，赫格塞斯在威斯康星州欧克莱尔对记者说：“媒体上有很多关于国防部的不实言论。我们对乌克兰的立场没有任何改变；在武器供应方面，我们当然希望确保美国军队能够获得尽可能多的装备。”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the U.S. government’s posture toward Ukraine is unchanged, but emphasized that “our guys” need Patriot missiles interceptors too. “There's a lot of things that have been said in the press that are not true about the Department of War," Hegseth told reporters in Eau Claire, Wisc. when asked about reports of the Pentagon holding up some Patriot missile interceptor transfer from Kyiv allies. "We haven't changed our posture in any way toward the Ukrainians, but certainly with things like interceptors, we want to make sure our guys have the most possible as well,” Hegseth said.
自2022年俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰以来，乌克兰军队一直依赖“爱国者”导弹拦截系统来击落俄罗斯发射的无人机和导弹。赫格塞斯的言论是在有报道称美国推迟向乌克兰交付这些武器系统的背景下作出的。特朗普总统一直与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基关系紧张，并认为这场战争的过错更多在于乌克兰和泽连斯基本人，而非俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京。
The Ukrainian military relies on Patriot interceptors to shoot down Russian drones and missiles that have been lighting up Ukrainian cities since the full-scale invasion began in 2022. Hegseth remarks come following reports that the U.S. was holding up the delivery of the weapons systems to Ukraine. President Trump has been feuding with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky while suggesting the fault for the war lies more with Ukraine and Zelensky than Russian President Vladimir Putin.
在过去两周里，特朗普签署了允许俄罗斯向美国出口柴油燃料的协议，并解除了根据已通过的立法（该立法以已故的南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的名字命名）对俄罗斯实施的制裁。赫格塞斯表示：“正如总统所说，乌克兰人民做出了英勇的努力，国际社会也提供了大量支持；事实上，在上一届政府执政期间，乌克兰的武器储备几乎被耗尽，因此我们现在正在努力补充这些储备。这些武器是维护自由的工具，我们不仅会继续补充这些储备，还会进一步增加其数量。泽连斯基总统也知道我们与他就此进行了非常认真的沟通。”
Trump over the last two weeks signed a deal allow Russia to export diesel fuel to the U.S., and then waived sanctions on Russia put into place by recently approved legislation named for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “Well, as the president has said, Ukraine's had a heroic effort, and there's been a great deal of contributions," Hegseth said Tuesday. "In fact, so much so under the previous administration that they emptied stockpiles that the president is making sure we refill. That's part of the arsenal of freedom, and not only are we not refilling, we're going even further with those stockpiles. "So that's and President Zelensky knows that we've had very earnest conversations with him about it, but I think what Marco said, what the Secretary of State said about that, is spot on," Hegseth said, referring to Sec. of State Marco Rubio.
“我们的政策没有改变。归根结底，总统确实希望实现和平。他认为杀戮应该停止；这种暴力行为没有必要继续下去，他希望双方能够就此达成共识。”特朗普周二在椭圆形办公室举行的新闻发布会上再次呼吁结束战争，并指出了双方人员伤亡的严重程度。
"Our policy hasn't changed. Ultimately, the President does want to see peace. He believes that the killing should stop. It's it's not necessary that it need to continue, and he wants both sides to come together on that.“ Trump on Tuesday at a news event in the Oval Office again called for the war to end, noting the high number of casualties on both sides.