前纽约州三届州长乔治·帕塔基在匈牙利纪念该国1956年反抗苏联起义70周年后，将前往乌克兰进行人道主义之旅。
Former three-term New York Gov. George Pataki is heading to Ukraine on a humanitarian trip after visiting Hungary to commemorate the 70th anniversary of that country’s revolt against the Soviet Union in 1956.
帕塔基家族源自匈牙利，他说，在俄罗斯侵略的背景下，推动两国的自由至关重要。
Pataki, whose family hails from Hungary, said promoting freedom in both countries is important amid Russian aggression.
这是这位前共和党州长第七次访问乌克兰，作为其帕塔基中心人道主义运动的一部分，旨在援助2022年俄罗斯入侵后饱受战争蹂躏的乌克兰。此次，他的团体正在赞助青少年体育项目。
This is the ex-Republican governor’s seventh trip to Ukraine as part of his Pataki Center’s humanitarian campaign to aid the war-torn country following Russia’s invasion in 2022. This time, his group is sponsoring youth sports programs.
“我们想帮助生活在这个可怕时代的孩子们拥有一些乐趣，并为未来带来希望，”帕塔基周四在布达佩斯与总理彼得·马贾尔会面后，在接受《邮报》电话采访时表示。对帕塔基来说，这意义非同寻常。
“We want to help kids living in this horrible time to have some fun and provide hope for the future,” Pataki told The Post Thursday, during a phone interview from Budapest after meeting with Prime Minister Péter Magyar. It’s personal for Pataki.
他回忆说，小时候在纽约州皮基普西，他曾和祖父一起坐在电视机前，观看匈牙利人民反抗共产主义苏联政权的起义。
As a child in Peekskill, NY, he recalled sitting with his grandfather and watching the Hungarian rebellion against the communist Soviet regime on TV.
“我当时只是个小男孩，但我永远不会忘记，当匈牙利人民反抗苏联压迫时，我祖父所感受到的激动与自豪。他教导我，自由从来不是理所当然的，普通人的勇气可以改变历史的进程，”帕塔基说。
“I was just a young boy, but I will never forget the emotion and pride my grandfather felt as the Hungarian people stood up against Soviet oppression. He taught me that freedom is never guaranteed and that the courage of ordinary people can change the course of history,” Pataki said.
“70年后，作为纽约州前州长，回到匈牙利缅怀那些勇敢的男女，这不仅是一种荣幸，对我和我的家人来说，也意义深远，”他说。
“Seventy years later, returning to Hungary to honor those brave men and women is not just a privilege as a former governor of New York, it is deeply personal to me and my family,” he said.
“70年前，匈牙利人民反抗暴政，向世界传递了一个强烈的信息：自由值得为之奋斗。”帕塔基表示，匈牙利起义激励了面对压迫的几代人。
“Seventy years ago, the Hungarian people stood up against tyranny and sent a powerful message to the world: freedom is worth fighting for.”The Hungarian revolt has inspired generations facing oppression, Pataki said.
“1956年的教训绝不能被遗忘，”他说。“匈牙利革命的英雄们提醒我们，即使在最黑暗的时刻，人类对自由的渴望也无法被扑灭。”他说，现在坚持支持乌克兰很重要。
“The lessons of 1956 must never be forgotten,” he said. “The heroes of the Hungarian Revolution remind us that even in the darkest moments, the human desire for freedom cannot be extinguished.”He said it’s important now to stand up for Ukraine.
周六对乌克兰的访问是在国务院和特朗普总统的主持下进行的，旨在促进两国之间的体育外交。帕塔基拒绝就他如何看待特朗普处理俄乌战争发表评论。
The trip to Ukraine on Saturday is under the auspices of the US Department of State and President Trump to promote sports diplomacy between the two countries. Pataki declined to comment on how he thinks Trump is handling the Russia-Ukraine war.
批评人士指责特朗普削弱了乌克兰总统泽连斯基及其受害公民的地位，并对俄罗斯总统普京和侵略者采取了宽容态度。
Critics have accused Trump of undermining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his victimized citizens and going easy on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the aggressors.
“我们的工作是帮助乌克兰人民，”他说。“我把政治留给别人去做。”
“Our job is to help the people of Ukraine,” he said. “I’ll leave the politics to others.”