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選後傳訊川普「別氣餒」 北約秘書長:美國對歐洲防衛依然重要
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選後傳訊川普「別氣餒」 北約秘書長:美國對歐洲防衛依然重要

呂特接受荷蘭節目訪問,談及美國期中選舉後與川普的互動、美俄關係以及歐洲防衛等議題。

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北約秘書長呂特接受訪問重申美國對歐洲防衛不可或缺,透露在共和黨美國期中選舉失利後傳訊鼓勵川普。訪談中亦提及美俄關係、烏克蘭局勢、伊朗核武威脅及歐洲自身防衛能力。

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北約秘書長呂特受訪談論跨大西洋防衛合作、川普政策及地緣政治局勢。

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在美國期中選舉後,北大西洋公約組織(NATO)秘書長呂特(Mark Rutte)強烈重申,美國對歐洲防衛仍扮演不可或缺的角色,並透露共和黨在這次選舉慘敗後,他已傳訊息給美國總統川普,鼓勵他「別氣餒,繼續前進」。

彭博5日報導,呂特5日晚間接受荷蘭談話節目Pauw & De Wit訪問,形容北約是「讓美國人展現其實力的平台」,這對歐洲極為有利,「因為我們歐洲自己目前還做不到」。

川普自第一任期起就不斷要求盟國、尤其是北約盟邦,提高國防支出,第二任期更加公開對北約的不滿,呂特一直力圖維繫跨這份跨大西洋關係。然而,批評者指他過於逢迎川普,並提到他曾稱川普為「爹地」(Daddy)一事。對此,呂特在5日的訪問澄清,「爹地」之說是「天大的錯誤」。

在該節目開始前不久,川普向記者表示,他在白宮與來訪的俄羅斯總統特使德米崔耶夫(Kirill Dmitriev)會面,但是未與同樣到訪的烏克蘭代表團見面。

訪問中談到川普對俄國總統普廷的政策。呂特表示他「極為欽佩」烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基,兩人每週都會聯絡,但是川普和普廷維持「良好關係」也很重要。針對日前達成的美俄柴油協議,呂特承認,歐洲一度「恐慌」,「我也挑了挑眉」,不過他說,歐洲今年也向俄國採購大量液化天然氣,「遠比那份柴油協議將帶來的多」,並直言「歐洲也非聖人」。

對於美國與伊朗的衝突,呂特稱讚川普阻止伊朗取得核武的決心,並強調,對歐洲而言,重要的是伊朗原本存在的核威脅,以及其射程可達哥本哈根或倫敦的飛彈威脅能夠被消除,「歐洲自己做不到這一點」;他說,伊朗核能力已被大幅削弱,但是「並非所有風險都已消失」。

美國選民不滿伊朗戰爭及其引發的燃料價格高漲,被彭博列為共和黨在期中選舉丟掉國會兩院的其中一個重要因素。呂特說,他在選後傳了一則簡訊給川普:「別氣餒,我們繼續前進」。

至於烏俄戰爭是否會有任何一方勝利,呂特說,「我認為不太可能」,並指這類戰爭最後通常以和平協議收場,「而協議往往是某種妥協」。但是他強調,即使戰爭結束,歐洲仍須對俄國可能的侵略保持警覺。

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  • 川普對美俄柴油協議的後續實際影響為何?
  • 歐洲未來將如何具體提升自身防衛支出?

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