曼谷，10月17日 - 德国发展部长正寻求豁免该国债务刹车，即政府借款的宪法限制，以用于乌克兰资金，她认为德国对乌克兰的大部分民用援助来自她部门的预算。
BANGKOK, Oct 17 - Germany's development minister is seeking an exemption from the country's debt brake, a constitutional limit on government borrowing, for Ukraine funding, arguing that much of Germany's civilian support for Ukraine comes from her ministry's budget.
“俄罗斯的袭击比以往任何时候都更严重，导致更多死亡、更多破坏、更多痛苦。但随着发展援助预算的削减继续进行，我们根本无法维持目前对乌克兰的支持水平，”雷姆·阿巴利·拉多万在周五接受路透社采访时表示，她当时正参加国际货币基金组织和世界银行会议的边会。
"The Russian attacks are more severe than ever, leading to more deaths, more destruction, more suffering. But as budget cuts for development assistance continue, we simply will not be able to maintain our support for Ukraine at this level," Reem Alabali Radovan told Reuters on Friday, on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings.
她部门预算中用于乌克兰的资金今年约为3.3亿欧元（3.71亿美元），而2022年为6.7亿欧元，2023年为7.5亿欧元。
Funding for Ukraine in her ministry's budget amounts to about €330 million ($371 million) this year, down from €670 million in 2022 and €750 million in 2023.
“目前，这不是一个政治决定；我们只是面临巨额削减，而且将不再可能，”阿巴利·拉多万说。“这尤其艰难，因为这些钱被明智地投资于乌克兰和欧洲的稳定。”阿巴利·拉多万是社会民主党成员，该党是由总理弗里德里希·默茨领导的基民盟领导的执政联盟的小伙伴。
"At this point, it is not a political decision; we just face massive cuts and it will no longer be possible," Alabali Radovan said. "This is especially hard as the money is wisely invested in Ukraine's and Europe's stability." Alabali Radovan is a member of the Social Democrats, the junior partner of the governing coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU.
她的提议得到了外交部长约翰·瓦德弗尔的支持，他是保守派基民盟成员，但面临着该党其他成员的反对，他们反对进一步例外借贷规则，除了已经批准的那些，例如国防支出。
Her proposal has the backing of Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, a member of the conservative CDU, but faces opposition from other members of the party who oppose further exceptions to borrowing rules beyond those already approved, such as for defence spending.
“我已经将对乌克兰的支持置于优先位置，但还有许多其他危机和冲突。而且我们从长期角度工作，这意味着我们预算的很大一部分已经被承诺，”阿巴利·拉多万说。
"I am already prioritising support for Ukraine, but there are many other crises and conflicts, too. And we work in the long term, which means large parts of our budget are already committed," Alabali Radovan said.
“这意味着削减主要打击危机工具，因为——自然地——它们使用尚未预先承诺的灵活资金。”阿巴利·拉多万补充说，她支持默茨呼吁其他国家多做贡献。
"That means the cuts hit crisis instruments above all, because – naturally – they work with flexible funds that are not yet pre-committed." Alabali Radovan added that she supports Merz's call for other countries to contribute more.
“我们是最大的支持者，我相信其他国家可以并且应该多做贡献，”她说。
"We are the strongest supporters, and I believe others can and should contribute more," she said.