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Is there a deal to end Russia's war with Ukraine?

2025/2/26
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经验丰富的广播记者和新闻主播，目前担任NPR《所有事情都被考虑》的共同主播。
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旁白/主持人: 特朗普政府试图与乌克兰达成协议以结束俄乌战争，协议的核心是乌克兰分享其丰富的自然资源，特别是稀土金属，以换取美国的资金和支持。然而，协议的具体细节尚不明确，且该协议能否真正结束战争仍存在疑问。 Mary Louise Kelly: 双方都认为自己即将获胜，所以很难达成妥协，这使得和平解决的可能性降低。 Alexander Vindman: 特朗普政府试图安抚俄罗斯的做法是错误的，这并不能带来和平。几十年来，美国对俄罗斯采取了‘俄罗斯优先’的政策，这种做法只会让俄罗斯得寸进尺。乌克兰不愿投降，因此，这种安抚政策不会奏效。事实上，当前结束战争的前景比特朗普上任前更加黯淡。美国及其盟友自苏联解体以来就一直误判乌克兰和俄罗斯，在关键时刻，例如2004年的橙色革命和2014年克里米亚危机，美国对俄罗斯的反应过于软弱，错失了支持乌克兰的机会。美国本应该在2014年对俄罗斯采取更强硬的立场，而不是寻求重置关系。美国应该专注于加强与北约的联盟，并投资于可能成为侵略目标的国家，例如乌克兰和台湾。向乌克兰提供更多武器对于结束战争至关重要，因为俄乌双方力量失衡，但双方都认为自己即将获胜，这使得达成妥协非常困难。与俄罗斯进行对话是有用的，但前提是这些对话能够产生结果。如果俄罗斯不妥协，美国应该继续支持北约和乌克兰。

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This chapter discusses a potential deal between the U.S. and Ukraine involving Ukraine's natural resources. The deal aims to end the war with Russia, but the outcome depends on Ukraine's willingness to compromise. The chapter questions whether this deal will truly bring peace.
  • Potential deal between the U.S. and Ukraine involving Ukraine's rare earth metals.
  • The deal aims to end the war with Russia.
  • Uncertainty about the outcome and what Ukraine will receive in exchange.

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On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet President Donald Trump at the White House.On the agenda — a deal for Ukraine to share its rich natural resources. The Trump administration wants hundreds of billions of dollars of rare earth metals) and other critical minerals. Details are thin on what exactly Ukraine would get in exchange. The meeting comes as the world marks three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine), and as Trump promises to bring an end to the war.But bringing an end to the war may not be so simple argues Alexander Vindman.The Ukrainian-born Vindman was the White House staffer and active duty Army officer, who testified against Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2019).Trump fired Vindman not long after. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Email us at [email protected]). Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)