俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京入侵邻国乌克兰六个多月后,两国正在争夺对乌克兰东部和南部地区的控制权。
乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)的部队于8月开始进攻,他发誓要夺回所有被俄罗斯占领的领土。但普京在9月宣布动员预备役人员,预计将征召多达30万额外的部队。
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拜登说,击中波兰的导弹“不太可能”是从俄罗斯发射的
在与七国集团和北约领导人就乌克兰问题举行会议后,美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)周二晚上表示,击中波兰的导弹“不太可能”是从俄罗斯发射的,但七国集团将支持对所发生事件的调查。
当被问及现在说导弹是否是俄罗斯发射的还为时过早时,拜登回应说:“有初步信息对此提出质疑。在我们彻底调查之前,我不想这么说,但从弹道轨迹来看,它不太可能是从俄罗斯发射的,但我们会看到。”
“我将确保我们查明到底发生了什么,”拜登说,然后决定下一步措施,并补充说,今天各国领导人对这一决定“完全一致”。
总统补充说,最近俄罗斯的导弹袭击也是今天早上讨论的一个问题。
“他们完全没有良心,他们正在做的事情,完全没有良心,”他说。
波兰总统称火箭可能是俄罗斯制造的;调查正在进行
波兰总统安杰伊·杜达周二晚上表示,一枚落在波兰和乌克兰边境附近、导致两名波兰公民死亡的火箭可能是俄罗斯制造的。不过他说,目前还没有确凿的证据证明是谁发射了导弹,调查正在进行中。
杜达说,他还与北约秘书长延斯·斯托尔滕贝格和总统乔·拜登进行了交谈。
斯托尔滕贝格此前表示,北约正在监控局势。
拜登与波兰总统通话,提供“美国全力支持”
据白宫称,乔·拜登总统与波兰总统安杰伊·杜达通了电话,“对波兰东部的生命损失表示深切哀悼”。
白宫表示,拜登“为波兰的调查提供了美国的全力支持和协助”,两人同意“随着调查的进行,他们和他们的团队应该保持密切联系,以确定适当的下一步措施”。
波兰官员证实,两名波兰公民周二在Hrubieszów地区的爆炸中丧生。据当地官员称,他们是一个被卡住的粮仓的主人,也是一名正在向该设施运送玉米的拖拉机司机。
拜登政府要求国会为乌克兰拨款377亿美元
白宫周二表示,已经要求国会为乌克兰追加377亿美元的资金。
根据白宫的说法,这笔资金将包括国防支持和人道主义援助,并将用于截至2023年9月30日的本财年剩余时间。
白宫预算办公室主任沙兰达·扬(Shalanda Young)在一份声明中说,“在国会两党的大力支持下,我们一起提供了对乌克兰在战场上取得成功至关重要的重要援助,我们不能让这种支持干涸。”信向众议院议长南希·佩洛西提出拨款请求。
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Polish president says rocket may have been Russian-made
More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout eastern and southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose forces began an offensive in August, has vowed to take back all Russian-occupied territory. But Putin in September announced a mobilization of reservists, which is expected to call up as many as 300,000 additional troops.
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Biden says it's 'unlikely' missile that hit in Poland was fired from Russia
Following his meeting with leaders of the G-7 and NATO on Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Tuesday night that it's "unlikely" the missile that hit Poland was fired from Russia, but that the group would support the investigation into what happened.
When asked if it's too early to say whether the missile was fired by Russia, Biden responded: "There is preliminary information that contests that. I don't want to say that till we completely investigate, but it's unlikely in the minds of the trajectory that it was fired from Russia, but we will see."
"I'm going to make sure we find out exactly what happened," Biden said, and then determine the next steps, adding that there was "total unanimity" among leaders today on this decision.
The president added that recent Russian missile attacks were also a point of discussion this morning.
"They have been totally unconscionable, what they are doing, totally unconscionable," he said.
Polish president says rocket may have been Russian-made; investigation underway
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday night that a rocket that landed near the Polish-Ukrainian border, killing two Polish citizens, may have been Russian-made. Though he said that there is no conclusive evidence at this time of who launched the missile and that an investigation is underway.
Duda said he has also spoken with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and President Joe Biden.
Stoltenberg said earlier that NATO is monitoring the situation.
Biden speaks with Polish president, offers 'full US support'
President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Polish President Andrzej Duda and "expressed deep condolences for the loss of life in Eastern Poland," according to the White House.
Biden "offered full U.S support for and assistance with Poland's investigation" and the two agreed "they and their teams should remain in close touch to determine appropriate next steps as the investigation proceeds," the White House said.
Polish officials confirmed that two Polish citizens were killed in an explosion Tuesday in the area of Hrubieszów. They were the owner of a granary that was stuck and a tractor driver who was transferring corn to the facility, according to local officials.
Biden administration asks Congress for $37.7B for Ukraine
The White House said Tuesday it has asked Congress for $37.7 billion in additional funding for Ukraine.
The funding would include defense support and humanitarian assistance and be for the rest of the current fiscal year, which runs until Sep. 30, 2023, according to the White House.
"Together, with strong, bipartisan support in the Congress, we have provided significant assistance that has been critical to Ukraine’s success on the battlefield -- and we cannot let that support run dry," Shalanda Young, the head of the White House budget office, said in aletterto House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tuesday on the funding request.