欧洲五大北约成员国周一表示，已准备好在大陆安全问题上承担“更大责任”，同时重申美国是“不可或缺的盟友”。法国、德国、意大利、波兰和英国的国防部长在巴黎举行会谈，探讨强化欧洲防务角色，会后承诺将与华盛顿加强合作。
Europe's five main NATO members said on Monday they were ready to take greater responsibility for the continent's security while reaffirming the United States as an "indispensable ally". Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain pledged closer co-operation with Washington after talks in Paris on strengthening Europe's defence role.
欧洲五大北约成员国周一表示，准备在联盟内承担“更大责任”，同时继续视美国为“不可或缺的盟友”。
Europe's five main NATO members said Monday they were prepared to assume "greater responsibility" within the alliance while continuing to view the United States as an "indispensable ally".
法国、德国、意大利、波兰和英国（即“E5集团”）国防部长在巴黎会谈后表示，“欧洲必须为自身安全承担更大责任”，并在联盟内分担更重负担。
Defence ministers from France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Britain (the E5 group) said after talks in Paris that "Europe must assume greater responsibility for its own security" and shoulder a greater burden within the alliance.
他们在一份声明中说：“我们决心与美国及所有盟国密切协调，以落实这一具体雄心。”
"We are determined to work in close coordination with the United States and all Allies in order to implement this concrete ambition," they said in a statement.
“美国是并将继续是不可或缺的盟友，美国持续参与欧洲安全对于一个强大且可信的北约至关重要。”法国部长沃特兰表示，这五国已同意致力于“在同样强大的北约框架内建设一个更强大的欧洲”，并通过一项“完全透明”地与华盛顿协调制定的计划来推进。沃特兰说，E5集团下一次会议将于2027年3月在罗马举行。
"The United States is and will remain an indispensable Ally, and continued United States engagement in European security is essential to a strong and credible NATO." French minister Catherine Vautrin said the five countries had agreed to work towards "a stronger Europe within an equally stronger NATO" through a coordinated plan developed in "full transparency" with Washington. Vautrin said that the next meeting of the E5 group would take place in Rome in March 2027.
出席会议的欧盟外交与安全政策高级代表卡娅·卡拉斯表示：“我们必须继续实现部队和能力现代化，以在更强大的北约中建设一个更强大的欧洲。”波兰部长由其副手帕维尔·扎列夫斯基代表出席。
European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who took part in the meeting, said: "We must continue to modernise our forces and capabilities to build a stronger Europe in a stronger NATO." The Polish minister was represented by his deputy, Pawel Zalewski.
针对美国削减在欧洲军事存在的计划，扎列夫斯基表示，他有信心任何协议都将与盟友协调，以确保不出现威慑或“能力缺口”。
On US plans to reduce its military presence in Europe, Zalewski said he was confident any agreement would be coordinated with allies so there were no deterrence or "capability gaps".
五月，美国国防部突然宣布计划从德国撤回约5000名士兵，约占驻德美军3.6万总兵力的15%，令欧洲措手不及。华盛顿当时表示，此次撤军将在未来六至十二个月内进行。
In May, the Pentagon caught Europe off guard by announcing plans to withdraw around 5,000 troops from Germany, roughly 15 percent of the 36,000 stationed there. Washington said at the time this withdrawal would take place over the next six to 12 months.
E5国防部长们还重申了对乌克兰的支持承诺，但并未宣布任何新的财政或作战援助。
The E5 defence ministers also reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine, though they did not announce any new financial or operational assistance.
英国的韦斯·斯特里廷表示：“我们将支持乌克兰，无论需要多久。”他警告称，俄罗斯构成的威胁“属于我们自冷战结束以来未曾见过的类型”。
"We will be with Ukraine for as long as it takes," Britain's Wes Streeting said, warning of a Russian threat "of a kind we haven't seen since the end of the Cold War". But "none of us seek war with Russia.
但他补充道：“我们谁都不寻求与俄罗斯开战。我们当然也与俄罗斯人民没有任何过节。”
And we certainly have no quarrel with the Russian people," he added.