Why is US intent on arming Ukraine?

美热衷武装乌克兰的背后

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China Military Online
Editor
Li Wei
Time
2021-12-01 19:24:31
The Javelin anti-tank missile provided by the US to Ukraine.
美向乌克兰提供的“标枪”反坦克导弹

By Yang Jiansong, Xu Shiwei

杨建松、徐世伟

The US is taking more frequent moves recently to arm Ukraine and escalate the Russia-Ukraine confrontation. It approved the plan to provide Ukraine with USD 60 million worth of military equipment with a mind to send more weapons and military advisors, and also hyped that Russian troops are ready to attack Ukraine.

近期,美国武装乌克兰、煽动俄乌冲突对抗升级的动作越发频繁,包括美国政府批准向乌克兰提供价值6000万美元的军事装备,考虑向乌克兰提供武器以及派遣军事顾问。同时,美媒炒作“俄罗斯大军准备进攻乌克兰”。

Since 2014, the US has provided Ukraine with more than USD 2.5 billion worth of military aid, with USD 400 million this year alone. Although Washington claimed to firmly support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, it has ulterior motives behind the ostensible generosity.

自2014年以来,美国已向乌克兰提供超过25亿美元的军事援助,仅今年累计已达4亿美元。尽管美国声称“坚定支持乌克兰的主权和领土完整”,但实际上,其“慷慨”援助的背后另有图谋。

The US tries to forge chains on Europe

打造控欧“锁链”

The US has always viewed Russia as a strategic rival, and is attempting to surround it with constant wars and turmoil by supporting proxies, providing military aid, and instigating and escalating the Russia-Ukraine confrontation.

美国一直将俄罗斯视为战略对手。美通过扶持代理人、提供军事援助等手段,挑起俄乌冲突,推动对抗升级,让俄罗斯周边长期处于战争动荡中。

For many years, the US has turned the EU into a tool of its geopolitical contention on the excuse of providing it with a security guarantee. As the two sides are going adrift in the past few years because of the “America first” policy, America has turned its eyes to Ukraine as the perfect stepping stone for it to further control the EU. By prompting Ukraine to attack Donbass and stirring up Russia’s military threats, the US has kept East Europe in a highly intense military and political situation, thus tying the EU on its chariot of hegemony.

一直以来,美国借由为欧盟提供安全保障,使欧盟成为其地缘政治斗争的工具。近年来,在“美国优先”政策下,美欧裂痕加深,乌克兰就成为其进一步控制欧盟的“绝佳”载体。美国通过挑唆乌克兰进攻顿巴斯,散布俄罗斯军事进攻计划,夸大俄罗斯军事威胁等,持续维持东欧地区高度紧张的军事政治局势,从而牢牢地把欧盟捆绑在美国霸权的战车上。

Ukraine is a “new gold mine” for military business

军工谋利“新大陆”

Although Washington doesn’t want a large-scale conflict, it is happy to make minor provocations that can yield political and economic interests. That’s another reason why the US is eager to arm Ukraine.

尽管华盛顿或许不需要大规模冲突,但它能从某些挑衅中获取政治利益和经济利益。这是美国武装乌克兰的另外一个目的。

The voting politics in the US decide that politicians need watercooler moments to capture the voters’ attention. As Washington’s hawks urged the country to be more active in the Black Sea, supporting Ukraine and provoking Russia fit exactly with their wishes. Besides, the military-industrial behemoths cannot wait to sell their weapons and equipment, and are set to make a fortune if NATO decides to open its arms to Kiev and arm the Ukrainian troops by western standards.

美国“选票政治”决定政客们需要“噱头”引起选民关注。比如,华盛顿的“鹰派”呼吁美国在黑海发挥更积极的作用,扶持乌克兰挑衅俄罗斯正中其怀。其次,美国庞大的军工寡头们,也需要把武器装备兜售出去。尤其是,如果北约决定向基辅打开大门,那么按照西方标准武装乌克兰军队,将让他们赚得盆满钵满。

The US will only push Ukraine to more conflicts and greater catastrophe

只会带给乌克兰更多冲突和灾难

America continuously arming the Ukrainian troops on such fancy excuses as “democracy” and “sovereignty” will only expose the country and its surrounding areas to more conflicts and greater catastrophe.

美国继续以冠冕堂皇的“民主”“主权”为由,不断武装乌克兰军队,只会给乌克兰国内及周边地区带来更多的冲突和灾难。

The US labeled Ukraine as the cornerstone of regional security, democracy and human rights, but the country is suffering from division, constant chaos of war, and the sluggish economy.

美国曾声称乌克兰是涉及整个地区安全、民主和人权的基石。然而,现在的乌克兰却是领土分裂、战乱不断、经济疲软的乱象。

Would Ukraine be afflicted by such serious division and hostility had it not been for the US-schemed “Orange Revolution”?

如果没有美国策划的“橙色革命”,乌克兰国内会发生严重的撕裂和对立吗?

Would Ukraine fall prey to major-country competition had it not been used by the US to encroach upon Russia’s strategic space?

如果没有美国利用乌克兰对俄罗斯战略空间的步步紧逼,乌克兰会沦落为大国竞争的牺牲品吗?

In fact, taking advantage of Ukraine to curb Russia and muddy the waters in Europe also eats into America’s credibility and soft power. On the one hand, its outrageous moves that are good for none and bad for all lay bare its selfishness and hypocrisy to the international community. On the other hand, the coerced “unity” between the US and EU will only accelerate the splitting of the union. It’s not the first time in history that when the US sent weapons to areas of conflicts, it ended up hurting its own soldiers.

事实上,美国利用乌克兰遏制俄罗斯、搅局欧洲的行为,也侵蚀着美国的信用和软实力。一方面,这种赤裸裸的损人利己行径,让世界各国进一步认清美国的自私和虚伪。另一方面,美国与欧盟这种胁迫式“团结”,只会加速欧盟的离心离德。历史上美国向冲突地区输送武器,枪口最后转向美国士兵的例子,比比皆是。

 

 

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