By Zhu Xiaomeng and Zhang Xuehui
朱晓萌、张学慧
The US administration had recently announced to provide additional military assistance of about US$300 million to Ukraine, including Hydra 70 rockets and an undisclosed number of HIMARS, mortars, howitzer rounds, missiles and Carl Gustaf anti-tank rifles. This is the 37th batch of supplies the Pentagon had sent to Ukraine since the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, bringing the total amount of US military aid to US$36 billion.
近日，美国政府宣布将再向乌克兰提供约3亿美元的军事援助，包括“九头蛇”70型火箭弹，数量未公开的“海马斯”火箭炮、迫击炮、榴弹炮炮弹、导弹以及卡尔·古斯塔夫反坦克榴弹发射器。这是俄乌冲突爆发以来，五角大楼向乌克兰提供的第37批物资，使美国的军援总额达到360亿美元。
After the outbreak of the conflict, all peace-loving people in the world hope the parties reach an accommodation and end the turmoil as soon as possible. However, the US had repeatedly provided military assistance to Ukraine to instigate the local people to fight until the last minute, and also threatened and cajoled its allies to provide arms and aid to the country. Such a provoking move may further intensify and prolong the contradiction and conflict among the parties.
俄乌冲突爆发后，全世界爱好和平的人们都希望冲突各方尽早达成和解、尽快结束动荡。然而，美国不仅多次向乌克兰提供军事援助，怂恿“战斗到最后一个乌克兰人”，还威逼利诱盟友为乌提供武器装备和援助。这种“拱火”举动或将进一步激化各方矛盾，使冲突进一步长期化。
In fact, looking back at the different stages of the conflict, the US always bore unshirkable responsibilities. The US, which persistently promotes the eastward expansion of NATO and vigorously launches "color revolutions" around Russia, is the very initiator of the Ukraine crisis. And once the situation between Russia and Ukraine showed signs of abating, it would either send senior officials for an urgent visit to "encourage" Ukraine, or directly offered assistance to the country to agitate the conflict blatantly, so as to consume and drag down Russia by the warfare and maintain its hegemony.
事实上，回顾俄乌冲突的不同阶段，美国都负有不可推卸的责任。持续推进北约东扩、在俄周边大搞“颜色革命”的美国，正是乌克兰危机的始作俑者。而一旦俄乌局势出现缓和迹象，美国要么派出高官紧急访问为乌克兰“打气”，要么提供援助赤裸裸地为冲突“拱火”，企图利用战事消耗和拖垮俄罗斯，从而维护自身霸权。
Recently leaked secret US military documents on the Russia-Ukraine conflict show that the US provided Ukraine with precise intelligence and logistics support to facilitate Ukraine to launch a counterattack against Russia this spring. It clearly demonstrates that the US had been deeply involved in the crisis almost on every front. The so-called Russia-Ukraine conflict has already become a confrontation between Russia and the US or even NATO.
不久前泄露的美军秘密文件中，涉及俄乌冲突的内容显示，美方向乌克兰方面提供了精准的情报支持和后勤保障，以支持其在今年春季对俄军发动反攻的计划。这清楚表明，美国“几乎在所有方面都深度卷入了这场危机”。所谓的俄乌冲突，实质上早已成为俄罗斯同美国甚至整个北约之间的对抗。
Seen from the outside, US military assistance to Ukraine is conducive to revitalizing and sustaining the livelihood of Ukraine, but the real purpose behind this is to keep the conflict "non-stop". In the eyes of some American politicians, although the aid to Ukraine is costly, but lucrative for its extreme effectiveness in containing, consuming and weakening Russia. What's more, the US can still reap dollar repatriation, arms profits and other extra benefits.
美国对乌克兰的军事支援，表面上看，美国援助乌克兰是为其“输血”“续命”，但其背后真正的目的是保持冲突“不要停”。在一些美国政客看来，虽然援助乌克兰花费不菲，但能够利用乌克兰最大程度地牵制、消耗、削弱俄罗斯，性价比还是相当高。更何况，美国还可借此坐享美元回流、军火大卖等额外收益。
In addition, the seemingly huge amount of aid to Ukraine was actually embezzled by many American politicians. Take the US$40 billion Ukraine aid bill endorsed by Biden last May as an example, only US$4.35 billion were used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine, with most of the rest going to the pockets of US defense contractors. Even direct aid to Ukraine was enormously exploited when progressing through multiple layers of white glove operations. A US Republican Congressman had pointed out that partial aid ends up in the hands of some NPOs and NGOs indirectly controlled by US officials. The aid bill does not strengthen US-Ukraine relations so much as it deepens the "affection" between US politicians and arms dealers.
此外，看似巨额的对乌援助，其实被许多美国政客借机中饱私囊。以去年5月拜登签署的400亿美元援乌法案为例，其中只有43.5亿美元用于对乌克兰的人道主义援助，其余绝大多数都进了美国防务承包商的口袋。即便是直接对乌援助部分，很多都要经过多层“白手套”转手。一位美国共和党众议员曾指出，部分援助最终会流入由美国官员间接掌控的“一些非营利组织和非政府组织”。相关援助法案与其说是增强了美乌关系，不如说加深了美国政客和军火商金主的“感情”。
While the US is confronting rising inflation, bank smash and gun crime challenges at present, the aid package is taking away a large amount of money that should be invested in priority projects concerned by the American people, which leads to growing criticism from the public. People from many countries also state that such deceptive "aid" to Ukraine will only drag out the Russia-Ukraine conflict and aggravate the pains of the local people.
当下，美国国内正面临着日益严峻的通货膨胀、银行破产和枪支犯罪等问题，而对乌援助计划从美国民众的优先关注事项中夺走了大量资金，正招致越来越多的批评。多国人士也表示，这些以支持乌克兰为幌子的“援助”，只会让俄乌冲突更漫长，让当地民众更痛苦。
(The author is from School of National Security, PLA National Defense University.)
（作者单位：国防大学国家安全学院）
