拜登总统发表讲话回应俄罗斯在乌克兰的行动
白宫
2022 年 2 月 22 日
东厅
美国东部标准时间下午 2 点 22 分

总统：你要拿定主意，是吗？（笑声）
下午好。昨天，弗拉基米尔·普京宣布承认乌克兰的两个地区为独立国家，并且荒谬地宣称这些地区已不再是乌克兰及其主权领土的一部分。简言之，俄罗斯宣布它在将乌克兰的一大片土地瓜分出去。
昨晚，普京授权俄罗斯军队进驻这个地区，这些地区。今天，他宣称这些地区——实际上比他已经承认的两个地区更为纵深，将目前由乌克兰政府管辖的大片地区宣称为己有。
在我看来，他是在为用武力占领更多领土制造理由。如果听他昨晚的讲话——我知道你们许多人都听了——他是在为更进一步的入侵制造理由。
这是俄罗斯入侵乌克兰的开端，他已经这样表示而且已经要求他的杜马 (Duma) 授权使他能这样做。
所以，让我们开始——所以，作为回应我将开始实施制裁，这一制裁将远远超出我们及盟国和合作伙伴在 2014 年所采取的步骤。如果俄罗斯继续其侵略行动，我们将随时准备实行更进一步的制裁。
普京竟敢冒天下之大不韪，荒唐地认为他有权在属于其邻国的领土上宣布成立所谓新的国家，这是对国际法的公然践踏，国际社会需要对此作出坚决回应。
在过去几个月里，我们一直在与我们的北约盟国以及欧洲和世界各地的合作伙伴密切协调，做好回应准备。我们一直是这样说的，我在一个多月前也曾当面告诉普京，一旦俄罗斯入侵乌克兰，我们会共同采取行动。
俄罗斯现在通过宣布这些是独立国家确凿无疑侵犯了乌克兰。
因此，为了回应他们昨天的行动，我今天宣布第一批制裁措施，让俄罗斯为此付出代价。这些经过了我们的盟国和合作伙伴的密切协调。如果俄罗斯升级，我们将继续升级制裁。
我们正在对俄罗斯的两家大型金融机构实施全面的封锁制裁：V.E.B.和他们的军事银行。
我们正在对俄罗斯的主权债务实施全面制裁。这意味着我们切断了俄罗斯政府与西方融资的联系。它无法再从西方国家筹集资金，也不能在我们的市场或欧洲市场上对其新债务进行交易。
从明天[今天]开始并将在未来几天里继续的是，我们还将对俄罗斯的权势人物及其家属实施制裁。他们享受克里姆林宫政策带来的腐败利益，也应为此承担痛苦。
鉴于俄罗斯的行动，我们与德国合作，确保北溪二号天然气管道 (Nord Stream 2) 项目——正如我所承诺的——将不会继续进行。
在俄罗斯盘算下一步行动的同时，我们也准备好我们的下一步行动。如果俄罗斯继续其侵略行径，它将付出更大的代价，包括更多的制裁。
与此同时，美国将继续向乌克兰提供防御性援助。我们将继续巩固我们的北约盟国并使他们安心。
今天，针对俄罗斯表明不会从白俄罗斯撤军，我授权对驻扎欧洲的美军及装备做进一步调动，以加强我们的波罗的海盟国，包括爱沙尼亚、拉脱维亚和立陶宛。
需要明确说明的是，这些完全是我们方面所采取的防御性举措。我们无意与俄罗斯开战。但是，我们所传达的是一个明确无误的信息，即美国将与盟国共同保卫北约的每一寸领土，并恪守我们对北约做出的承诺。
我们仍然认为，俄罗斯准备对乌克兰发动进一步的大规模军事攻击。我希望在这一点上我是错的——希望在这点上我们是错的。然而，俄罗斯已经把针对包括主要城市和首都基辅 (Kyiv)在内的乌克兰其余领土的威胁升级。
目前仍有远超过 15万的俄罗斯军队在包围着乌克兰。并且，正如我所说，俄罗斯军队仍然驻扎在白俄罗斯，旨在从北部对乌克兰发动攻击，包括军用飞机和攻击性导弹系统。
俄罗斯已将军队移至更靠近乌克兰与俄罗斯的边界。俄罗斯海军舰艇正在乌克兰南部的黑海运作，包括两栖攻击舰、导弹巡洋舰和潜艇。
俄罗斯已将血浆和医疗设备等物资运到边境。除非打算发动战争，否则不会需要血浆。
在过去的几天里，我们已经清楚地看到了布林肯国务卿上周在联合国安理会上所预示的俄罗斯将玩弄的伎俩：沿顿巴斯 (Donbas) 接触线的军事挑衅和栽赃行动大幅增加；通过镜头渲染播放普京的安全委员会会议以在俄罗斯公众面前造势；而现在进行政治挑衅，明显再度违反国际法，宣布承认建立在乌克兰主权领土上的所谓独立共和国。
普京总统要求俄罗斯议会授权在俄罗斯领土之外使用武力。这是在为俄罗斯进一步的借口和进一步的挑衅做准备，以便为其进一步的军事行动制造理由。
没有人——我们没有人应被愚弄。我们谁也不会被愚弄。没有任何正当理由。
未来几天继续存在着俄罗斯进一步攻击乌克兰的严重威胁。如果俄罗斯继续下去，将由俄罗斯，而且只有由俄罗斯，承担责任。
在我们做出回应的同时，本届政府利用我们拥有的一切可能手段保护美国企业和消费者免受油价上涨的影响。正如我上周所说，捍卫自由也会让我们在国内付出代价。对此，我们需要开诚布公。
但是，当我们这样做的时候，我将采取强有力的行动，以确保我们的制裁给俄罗斯而非我们自己的经济带来痛苦。
我们正在对任何可能出现的能源供应干扰进行密切监视。我们正在与主要的石油生产消费者和生产商协调实施一项计划，旨在通过共同投资，确保稳定性和全球的能源供应。
这将对油价起作用。我想减轻汽油价格为美国人民带来的痛苦，这对我来说至关重要。
在过去几天里，我一直与包括乌克兰总统泽连斯基在内的欧洲领导人保持着联系。哈里斯副总统周末在德国慕尼黑会议（Munich Conference）上直接与许多领导人见面，包括泽连斯基总统。
我们所迈出的每一步都表明，美国与盟国以及合作伙伴步调一致，这是普京先生所始料未及的。我们团结一致地支持乌克兰。我们团结一致地反对俄罗斯的侵略行径。我们团结一致地坚决捍卫我们的北约联盟。我们对俄罗斯正在给全球和平与稳定带来的威胁的紧迫性和严重性有着团结一致的理解。
昨天，全世界都清楚地充分听到了弗拉基米尔·普京对一个多世纪以来的历史进行的歪曲篡改。他振振有词地指出——我不想重述他的话，但是，在普京冗长的演讲中，没有任何内容表明他有兴趣在 2022 年就欧洲安全进行真正的对话。
他直接攻击了乌克兰的生存权。他间接威胁了俄罗斯以前拥有的领土，包括那些今天蓬勃发展的民主制国家和北约成员国。他直言不讳地发出战争威胁，除非他的极端要求得到满足。
毫无疑问，俄罗斯是侵略者。所以，我们对我们所面临的挑战保持着清醒的头脑。
尽管如此，仍有时间避免最坏的情况发生；如果他们像所显示那样采取行动，将给数百万人造成难以言喻的苦难。
如果俄罗斯是认真的话，美国及盟国和合作伙伴继续对外交途径持开放态度。归根结蒂，我们将通过其行动而非言语来评判俄罗斯。
无论俄罗斯下一步做什么，我们随时准备作出团结、明确和坚定的回应。
如果有进一步行动，我们很可能有更多信息分享。我希望仍然有外交途径。
非常感谢大家。
美国东部标准时间下午 2 点 32 分
 
欲查看原稿内容: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/02/22/remarks-by-president-biden-announcing-response-to-russian-actions-in-ukraine/
本译文仅供参考，只有英文原稿才可以被视为权威资料来源。
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Remarks by President Biden Announcing Response to Russian Actions in Ukraine
FEBRUARY 22, 2022•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
East Room

2:22 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT:  Trying to make up your mind, huh?  (Laughter.)
Well, good afternoon.  Yesterday, Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of Ukraine as independent states and he bizarrely asserted that these regions are no longer part of Ukraine and their sovereign territory.  To put it simply, Russia just announced that it is carving out a big chunk of Ukraine.
Last night, Putin authorized Russian forces to deploy into the region — these regions.  Today, he asserted that these regions are — actually extend deeper than the two areas he recognized, claiming large areas currently under the jurisdiction of the Ukraine government.
He’s setting up a rationale to take more territory by force, in my view.  And if we listen to his speech last night — and many of you did, I know — he’s — he’s setting up a rationale to go much further.
This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, as he indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his Duma.
So, let’s begin to — so, I’m going to begin to impose sanctions in response, far beyond the steps we and our Allies and partners implemented in 2014.  And if Russia goes further with this invasion, we stand prepared to go further as — with sanction.
Who in the Lord’s name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so-called countries on territory that belonged to his neighbors?  This is a flagrant violation of international law, and it demands a firm response from the international community.
Over the last few months, we have coordinated closely with our NATO Allies and partners in Europe and around the world to prepare that response.  We’ve said all along and I’ve told Putin to his face a mon- — a month a- — more than a month ago that we would act together and the moment Russia moved against Ukraine.
Russia has now undeniably moved against Ukraine by declaring these independent states.
So, today, I’m announcing the first tranche of sanctions to impose costs on Russia in response to their actions yesterday.  These have been closely coordinated with our Allies and partners, and we’ll continue to escalate sanctions if Russia escalates.
We’re implementing full blocking sanctions on two large Russian financial institutions: V.E.B. and their military bank.
We’re implementing comprehensive sanctions on Russian sovereign debt.  That means we’ve cut off Russia’s government from Western financing.  It can no longer raise money from the West and cannot trade in its new debt on our markets or European markets either.
Starting tomorrow [today] and continuing in the days ahead, we will also impose sanctions on Russia’s elites and their family members.  They share in the corrupt gains of the Kremlin policies and should share in the pain as well.
And because of Russia’s actions, we’ve worked with Germany to ensure Nord Stream 2 will not — as I promised — will not move forward.
As Russia contemplates its next move, we have our next move prepared as well.  Russia will pay an even steeper price if it continues its aggression, including additional sanctions.
The United States will continue to provide defensive assistance to Ukraine in the meantime.  And we’ll continue to reinforce and reassure our NATO Allies.
Today, in response to Russia’s admission that it will not withdraw its forces from Belarus, I have authorized additional movements of U.S. forces and equipment already stationed in Europe to strengthen our Baltic Allies — Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Let me be clear: These are totally defensive moves on our part.  We have no intention of fighting Russia.  We want to send an unmistakable message, though, that the United States, together with our Allies, will defend every inch of NATO territory and abide by the commitments we made to NATO.
We still believe that Russia is poised to go much further in launching a massive military attack against Ukraine.  I hope I’m wrong about that — hope we’re wrong about that.  But Russia has only escalated its threat against the rest of Ukrainian territory, including major cities and including the capital city of Kyiv.
There are — there are still well over 150,000 Russian troops surrounding Ukraine.  And as I said, Russian forces remain positioned in Belarus to attack Ukraine from the north, including war planes and offensive missile systems.
Russia has moved troops closer to Ukraine’s border with Russia.  Russia’s naval vessels are maneuvering in the Black Sea to Ukraine’s south, including amphibious assault ships, missile cruisers, and submarines.
Russia has moved supplies of blood and medical equipment into position on their border.  You don’t need blood unless you plan on starting a war.
And over the last few days, we’ve seen much of the playbook that Secretary Blinken laid out last week at the United Nations Security Council come to pass: a major increase in military provocations and false-flag events along the line of contact in the Donbas; dramatically staged, conveniently on-camera meeting of Putin’s Security Council to grandstand for the Russian public; and now political provocation of recognizing sovereign Ukrainian territory as so-called independent republics in clear violation, again, of international law.
President Putin has sought authorization from the Russian parliament to use military force outside of Russian territory.  And this set the stage for further pretexts and further provocations by Russia to try to justify further military action.
None of us — none of us should be fooled.  None of us will be fooled.  There is no justification.
Further Russian assault into Ukraine remains a severe threat in the days ahead.  And if Russia proceeds, it is Russia, and Russia alone, that bears the responsibility.
As we respond, my administration is using every tool at our disposal to protect American businesses and consumers from rising prices at the pump.  As I said last week, defending freedom will have costs for us as well, here at home.  We need to be honest about that.
But as we will do — but as we do this, I’m going to take robust action and make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at the Russian economy, not ours.
We are closely monitoring energy supplies for any disruption.  We’re executing a plan in coordination with major oil-producing consumers and producers toward a collective investment to secure stability and global energy supplies.
This will be — this will blunt gas prices.  I want to limit the pain the American people are feeling at the gas pump.  This is critical to me.
In the last few days, I have been in constant contact with European leaders, including with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.  Vice President Harris met in person with leaders in Germany over the weekend at the Munich Conference, including President Zelenskyy.
At every step, we have shown that the United States and our Allies and partners are working in unison — which he hasn’t been counting on — Mr. Putin.  We’re united in our support of Ukraine.  We’re united in our opposition to Russian aggression.  And we’re united in our resolve to defend our NATO Alliance.  And we’re united in our understanding of the urgency and seriousness of the threat Russia is making to global peace and stability.
Yesterday, the world heard clearly the full extent of Vladimir Putin’s twisted rewrite of history, going back more than a century, as he waxed eloquently, noting that — well, I’m not going to go into it, but nothing in Putin’s lengthy remarks indicated any interest in pursuing real dialogue on European security in the year 2022.
He directly attacked Ukraine’s right to exist.  He indirectly threatened territory formerly held by Russia, including nations that today are thriving democracies and members of NATO.  He explicitly threatened war unless his extreme demands were met.
And there is no question that Russia is the aggressor.  So we’re clear-eyed about the challenges we’re facing.
Nonetheless, there is still time to avert the worst-case scenario that will bring untold suffering to millions of people if they move as suggested.
The United States and our Allies and partners remain open to diplomacy if it is serious.  When all is said and done, we’re going to judge Russia by its actions, not its words.
And whatever Russia does next, we’re ready to respond with unity, clarity, and conviction.
We’ll probably have more to say about this as we — if it moves on.  I’m hoping diplomacy is still available.
Thank you all very much.
2:32 P.M. EST