德国总理弗里德里希·默茨周五捍卫乌克兰对俄罗斯炼油厂的袭击，称其正当，因为这削弱了莫斯科发动战争的能力。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday defended Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries, saying they were justified because they impair Moscow’s ability to wage war.
他在布鲁塞尔欧盟峰会后对记者表示，他看到俄罗斯方面，包括普京总统，没有结束冲突的意愿。相反，莫斯科正试图在冬季到来前进一步升级冲突，他声称。
Speaking to reporters after an EU summit in Brussels, Merz said he sees no readiness on the Russian side, including President Vladimir Putin, to end the conflict. On the contrary, Moscow is trying to escalate the fighting further ahead of winter, he claimed.
“最重要的是，乌克兰的整个能源基础设施正遭受大规模破坏，其输电网络也正受到袭击。各方正尽全力使该国的冬季尽可能艰难，”默茨说。
“Above all, Ukraine’s entire energy infrastructure is being massively damaged, and its transmission networks are coming under attack. Every effort is being made to make the winter as difficult as possible for the country,” Merz said.
在此背景下，“在我看来，乌克兰袭击那些阻碍俄罗斯政府和俄罗斯军队战争努力的俄罗斯境内目标，完全正确、合理且易于理解，”总理补充道。“这既适用于通信，也适用于能源供应。”默茨认为，这些显然是乌克兰唯一能让俄罗斯明白其准备好认真自卫的途径。
Against that backdrop, “it is, in my view, entirely right, reasonable and understandable for Ukraine to strike targets within Russia that hinder the war effort of the Russian government and the Russian army,” the chancellor added. “This applies to both communications and energy supplies.”Merz argued that these are obviously the only possibilities Ukraine has to make Russia understand that it is prepared to seriously defend itself.
默茨重申，欧洲和德国将继续支持乌克兰。“但我们这么做不是为了延长战争；我们这么做是为了让俄罗斯回到谈判桌前，”他说。
The chancellor reiterated that Europe and Germany will continue to stand by Ukraine. “But we are not doing it to prolong the war; we are doing it to bring Russia to the negotiating table,” he said.