記者楊佩琪/綜合報導
▲澤倫斯基在美國國會上,將一面寫滿烏克蘭士兵名字的烏克蘭國旗,交給裴洛西和賀錦麗。(圖/翻攝自Zelenskiy_official IG)
烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky)在台灣時間21日赴美與美國總統拜登(Joe Biden)會面,並在台灣時間22日上午,於美國國會,以全英文發表演說。過程中,美國參、眾2會議員光在澤倫斯基進場時,便鼓掌超過3分鐘,演講過程中,2院議員也起立鼓掌約18次,給予澤倫斯基無比榮耀。
澤倫斯基美國國會演講全文及中文重點摘要:
來源:https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polytics/3638854-vistup-volodimira-zelenskogo-na-spilnomu-zasidanni-obohpalat-kongresu-ssa.html
儘管現在還存在各種障礙及沮喪,但烏克蘭還活著,還在戰鬥,在爭奪世界輿論的鬥爭中,擊敗了俄羅斯。
烏克蘭贏了,贏得讓全世界欽佩的勇氣;美國人也贏了,成功團結國際社會捍衛自由和國際法;歐洲人贏了,現在的歐洲比歷史上任何時刻都更強大、更獨立。
俄羅斯的暴政已經失去對世界的控制,俄國人也只有在思想上打敗克里姆林宮,才有獲得自由的機會。
這是一場為我們的子孫後代將生活在一個什麼樣世界的戰爭。這場戰爭不能被忽視、被推遲,從美國到中國,從歐洲到拉丁美洲,從非洲到澳大利亞,世界相互聯繫、相互依存,任何人都無法在這場激烈戰鬥中保持冷漠和自以為是的安全。
2023年是關鍵時期,烏克蘭的勇氣、美國的決心,必須保證我們和你們一起自由的未來,堅持自己價值觀的人的自由。
正如勇敢的美國士兵在1944年聖誕節期間,不顧一切抵抗和反擊希特勒的軍隊,勇敢的烏克蘭士兵也在今年聖誕節,對普丁的軍隊做同樣的事情。烏克蘭堅守!永不投降!
這是前線,暴政對自由人民的生命不遺餘力。我們需要您的幫助,不僅要在戰鬥中站穩腳跟,還要扭轉局面,在戰場上取勝。
如果你們的「愛國者」阻止了俄羅斯對我們城市的恐怖襲擊,烏克蘭愛國者就會全力保護我們的自由。
俄羅斯找到了同謀,伊朗,一個恐怖份子找到另一個。
烏克蘭從未也不會要求美國士兵代替我們在我們的土地上作戰,我向你保證,烏克蘭士兵有能力獨自駕駛美國的坦克和飛機。
我要感謝你們(美國)已經提供給我們的財務方案,以及可能決定的財務方案。你的錢不是慈善。這是我們最負責任地對待的對全球安全和民主的投資。
期望喜歡成為恐怖主義國家的俄羅斯向和平邁進是天真的。俄羅斯人仍然被克里姆林宮毒害。
讓世界看到美國來了!
2天後我們(烏克蘭)將在燭光下慶祝聖誕節,不是因為浪漫,而是因為沒有光。我們將慶祝聖誕節。即使沒有電,我們對自己的信仰之光也不會熄滅。
如果我們的人民不得不在聖誕節前一天晚上去防空洞,烏克蘭人也會坐在那裡的節日餐桌旁互相支持。我們沒有必要知道每個人的願望,因為我們知道我們所有人,數百萬烏克蘭人,都想要一件事,勝利。只有勝利。
▲澤倫斯基在美國國會的演講,贏得參、眾兩院議員熱烈掌聲。(圖/翻攝自Zelenskiy_official IG)
Dear Americans!
In all states, cities and communities. All who value freedom and justice. Appreciates the same as Ukrainians - in all our cities, in every family. May my words of respect and gratitude be heard by every American heart today!
Madam Vice President, I thank you for your efforts in helping Ukraine!Madam Speaker, you bravely visited Ukraine during a full-scale war! Thank you!It is a great honor and privilege to be here!
Dear members of Congress - from both parties - who were also in Kyiv! Dear members of Congress and senators - from both parties - who will still visit Ukraine, I am sure of it, in the future! Dear representatives of our diaspora who are present here and are present throughout the country! Dear journalists!
It is an honor to be in the Congress of the United States of America and to address you and all Americans.
Despite all obstacles and gloomy scenarios, Ukraine did not fall. Ukraine is alive and fighting.
And this gives me good reason to share with you our first joint victory - we defeated Russia in the battle for the world's opinion. We have no fear. And no one in the world should have it.
The Ukrainians won, and this gives us the courage that the world admires. The Americans won, and therefore you managed to unite the global community in defense of freedom and international law. The Europeans have won - that is why Europe is now stronger and more independent than at any time in its history... Russian tyranny has lost its grip on us and will never again influence our thoughts.
But we must do everything to ensure that the countries of the Global South also achieve such a victory.
I know, the Russians can also have a chance for freedom only when they defeat the Kremlin in their thoughts.But the battle is still going on. And we must defeat the Kremlin on the battlefield.
This is a battle not only for land, for one or another part of Europe. This is a battle not only for the life, freedom and safety of Ukrainians or any other people that Russia seeks to conquer. This is a battle for what kind of world our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren will live in. It will determine whether it will be a democracy - for Ukrainians and for Americans, for everyone.
This battle cannot be frozen or postponed. It cannot be ignored, hoping that the ocean or something else will protect itself. From the United States to China, from Europe to Latin America, from Africa to Australia, the world is too interconnected, too interdependent, for any one person to remain aloof and at the same time safe when such a battle rages on. Our two nations are allies in this battle.
And next year is a crucial time in it. The time when Ukrainian courage and American determination must guarantee the future of our freedom with you. Freedoms of people who stand for their values.
Ladies and Gentlemen!Americans!
Yesterday, before going here to Washington, I was on the front line, in our Bakhmut. In our fortress in the east of Ukraine, in the Donbas, which Russian military and mercenaries have been storming continuously since May. Attacks every day and every night. But Bakhmut stands.
Even last year, 70,000 people lived there. Now there are only a few civilians left there. There is no place that is not covered with blood. There is not an hour when the terrible roar of artillery does not sound. There, one trench can change hands several times a day after bloody battles, sometimes hand-to-hand. But the Ukrainian Donbas stands.
The Russian army is using everything it can against Bakhmut and our other beautiful cities. The advantage of the occupiers in artillery is very noticeable. They have many times more shells than we have. They use many times more missiles and aircraft than we have ever had. But our defense forces are standing. And we are all proud of them.
Russian tactics are primitive. They burn everything in front of them. They drove thugs to the front. They are sending "convicts" to war... They threw everything against us just as another tyranny once threw everything against the free world in the Battle of the Promontory. Just as brave American soldiers resisted and fought back against Hitler's forces against all odds during Christmas 1944, brave Ukrainian soldiers are doing the same to Putin's forces this Christmas. Ukraine stands and will never surrender!
This is the front line,a tyranny that knows no shortage of brutality against the lives of free people.We need your help not just to stand in such battles, but to turn it around. To win on the battlefield.
We have artillery. So. Thank you. Is it enough? Frankly, no. For Bakhmut to be not only a fortress that repels the attacks of the Russian army, but for the Russian army to retreat completely, more guns and shells are needed. In this case, as in the battle of Saratoga, the struggle for Bakhmut will change the course of our war for independence and freedom.
If your "Patriots" stop Russian terror against our cities, it will enable Ukrainian patriots to fully work to protect our freedom.
If Russia does not reach our cities with artillery, it tries to destroy them with missiles. Moreover, Russia found an accomplice in this genocidal policy. This is Iran. Iran's killer drones, which are heading to Russia by the hundreds, have become a threat to our critical infrastructure. So one terrorist finds another. And it's only a matter of time before they hit your other allies if we don't stop them now. We have to do it!
I believe that there should not be any taboos between us in the alliance. Ukraine has never asked and is not asking for American soldiers to fight on our land instead of us. I assure you that Ukrainian soldiers are perfectly capable of piloting American tanks and planes by themselves.
Financial aid is also critically important. And I would like to thank you both for the financial packages that you have already given us and for those that you may decide on. Your money is not charity. It is an investment in global security and democracy that we treat most responsibly.
Russia can stop this aggression if it wants to. But you can hasten our victory, I know it. And it will prove to any potential aggressor that no one will be able to violate the borders of another nation, commit atrocities and reign over people against their will.
It is naive to expect steps towards peace from Russia, which likes to be a terrorist state. Russians are still poisoned by the Kremlin.
Restoring the international legal order is our joint task. We need peace. Ukraine has already made relevant proposals, and I just discussed them with President Biden - our formula for peace. Ten points that can and must be implemented for the sake of our common security, guaranteed for decades to come. And the summit that can be held - I am happy to note today that President Biden has supported this initiative of ours. Each of you, ladies and gentlemen, can contribute to its implementation. That America's leadership remains unchallenged, bicameral, and bipartisan.
You can increase sanctions in such a way as to make Russia feel how destructive its aggression is. It is in your power to help us bring to justice all those who unleashed this unprovoked and illegal war. Let's do it! Let the terrorist state be responsible for terror and aggression and compensate all the damages caused by the war.
Let the world see that the United States is here!
Ladies and Gentlemen!Americans!
In two days we will celebrate Christmas. Maybe by candlelight. Not because it's more romantic. And because there will be no light. Millions will have neither heating nor water. All this will be a consequence of Russian missile and drone strikes on our energy infrastructure. But we are not complaining.
We do not look at who has it easier. Your prosperity is the result of your national security, the result of your struggle for independence and your many victories.
We, Ukrainians, will also conduct our war for independence and freedom with dignity and success.We will celebrate Christmas. And even if there is no electricity, the light of our faith in ourselves will not go out.
If there are Russian missiles, we will do everything we can to defend ourselves. If there are Iranian drones and our people have to go to a bomb shelter the night before Christmas, Ukrainians will also sit down at the festive table there and support each other. And it is not necessary for us to know everyone's wishes, since we know that all of us, millions of Ukrainians, want one thing - victory. Only victories.
We have already built a strong Ukraine - with strong people, a strong army, and strong institutions. Together with you!We are developing strong security guarantees for our country, for the whole of Europe and the world. Together with you!
And in the same way, together with you, we will put in place each of those who challenged freedom. This will be the foundation for the protection of democracy in Europe and the world.
Now, before Christmas, on these special days, I want to thank you. To all of you.Thank you to every American family who appreciates the warmth of their home and wishes the same warmth to other people. Thank you to President Biden and bipartisan Congress and the Senate for your invaluable assistance. Thank you to your cities and citizens who supported Ukraine this year, who hosted our people, who raised our flags, who acted to help us.
Thank you! From everyone who is currently at the front. From everyone who is waiting for victory.
And right now it is appropriate to recall the words of the great President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "The American people will use all their righteous power in the name of achieving complete victory." The Ukrainian people will also win. Absolutely. I know that everything depends on us. From the Armed Forces of Ukraine! But how much depends on the world! How much in the world depends on you!
When I was in Bakhmut yesterday, our heroes handed me the flag. Battle flag. The flag of those who protect Ukraine, Europe and the world at the cost of their lives.
They have asked me to deliver this flag to you, the Congress of the United States of America, members of the House of Representatives and senators, whose decisions could save millions of lives.
Let these decisions be made! Let this flag be with you, ladies and gentlemen! This flag symbolizes that we will win this war. We stand, we fight and we win. Because we are together. Ukraine, America and the whole free world.
And the last. May God protect our brave troops and citizens! May God forever bless great America! Merry Christmas and a happy victorious new year!
Glory to Ukraine!