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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 1st, 2025: Trump Greenlights Weapons For Ukraine In Major Policy Reversal & National Security Adviser Mike Waltz Ousted From White House

2025/5/1
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Mike Baker: 我报道了特朗普政府对乌克兰政策的重大转变。面对普京在结束乌克兰战争努力中的拖延，特朗普总统批准向乌克兰出售价值约5000万美元的武器和国防相关产品。这是自特朗普再次上任以来，美国政府首次直接向基辅提供军事援助。这一举动标志着特朗普总统对基辅立场的重大转变，表明他愿意加大对普京政权的军事压力，因为与俄罗斯结束战争的谈判仍然停滞不前。虽然援助是通过直接商业销售进行的，允许美国国防承包商和外国买家私下谈判武器交易，但这并不意味着援助金额有限制。分析人士认为，这一转变将有助于白宫保持战略影响力，以期结束战争。此外，基辅和华盛顿当天还签署了一项经济伙伴关系协议，美国将获得乌克兰的矿产资源，以换取建立一个投资基金来帮助重建这个饱受战争蹂躏的国家。 与此同时，特朗普政府还对国家安全团队进行了重大调整。国家安全顾问迈克·沃尔兹及其副手亚历克斯·王将离开白宫，部分原因可能是由于"信号"群聊中敏感信息泄露事件的后果。尽管特朗普最初支持沃尔兹，但后来他的支持消失了，许多政府内部人士认为沃尔兹的离职不可避免。政府高级助手对沃尔兹的领导力和判断力失去了信心，导致他被调离。沃尔兹将担任新的联合国大使职务，而国务卿马可·卢比奥将暂时担任代理国家安全顾问。这一人事变动被描述为国家安全机构更大范围重组的一部分，旨在避免给媒体和民主党人留下胜利的印象。

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In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: 

  • First, with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin continuing to stall efforts to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is approving the sale of "$50 million or more" worth of weapons and other defense-related products to Ukraine, the first direct military aid granted by Trump to Kyiv since his return to office.

  • Later in the show—National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, who has been embroiled in controversy ever since the Signal chat scandal, is reportedly being ousted from the Trump administration after losing the confidence of the president and other senior officials.

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