The administration of American President Joe Biden warned lawmakers Monday against rejecting a military aid proposal for Ukraine.
美国总统乔·拜登政府星期一警告议员不要否决对乌克兰军事援助的提案。
Shalanda Young is the director of the United States Office of Management and Budget. She sent an open letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
莎兰达·杨是美国管理和预算办公室主任。她向美国参众两院领导人发出了一封公开信。
Young said if the current budget measure is rejected, U.S. military aid to Ukraine would be gone by the end of the year.
杨说，如果目前的预算提案被否决，美国对乌克兰的军事援助将在今年年底前不复存在。
The aid permits Ukraine to buy weapons for its defense against Russia.
这项援助允许乌克兰购买武器抵抗俄罗斯。
Young noted that the U.S. also provides financial aid to the Ukrainian economy, and that money is already gone. She wrote: "If Ukraine's economy collapses, they will not be able to keep fighting...."
杨指出，美国还向乌克兰经济提供财政援助，这些钱已经花光了。她写道：“如果乌克兰经济崩溃，他们将无法继续战斗……”
With less than one month to go in 2023, she added: "We are out of money – and nearly out of time."
距离2023年还有不到一个月的时间，她补充道：“我们没有钱了，而且几乎没有时间了。”
Biden has asked Congress for more than $100 billion in aid that would go to Ukraine, Israel and others. Some lawmakers oppose the measure unless there are conditions attached. They say the Biden administration must find solutions to the migrant problem at the U.S. southern border.
拜登已要求国会向乌克兰、以色列和其他国家提供1000多亿美元的援助。一些立法者反对这项提案，除非有附加条件。他们说，拜登政府必须找到解决美国南部边境移民问题的办法。
The House of Representatives already approved a military assistance bill for Israel. The Senate has not.
众议院已经批准了一项对以色列的军事援助法案。参议院没有。
The U.S. sent $111 billion to Ukraine in 2023. About $67 billion went to military needs. Another $27 billion went toward economic and civil assistance and $10 billion supported humanitarian aid.
2023年，美国向乌克兰提供了1110亿美元。大约670亿美元用于军事需求。另有270亿美元用于经济和民事援助，还有100亿美元用于人道主义援助。
Only three percent of the fund remains, Young wrote. She urged lawmakers to approve more money.
杨写道，这笔专款只剩下3%。她敦促议员们批准更多资金。
"This isn't a next year problem. The time to help a democratic Ukraine fight against Russian aggression is right now. It is time for Congress to act," the letter reads.
这份公开信写道：“这不是明年的问题。帮助民主乌克兰对抗俄罗斯侵略的时机就是现在。国会是时候采取行动了。”
The letter followed a closed meeting on November 29 among U.S. congressional, military and national security officials. The security officials told the lawmakers that Ukraine aid needed to continue. Biden's recent proposal includes $61 billion for Ukraine.
这封信是在11月29日美国国会、军方以及国家安全官员举行非公开会议后发出的。安全官员告诉议员们，对乌克兰援助需要继续。拜登最近的提案包括向乌克兰提供610亿美元。
Chuck Schumer attended the meeting. He is the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate and a Democrat. He said the American military experts "were clear that Ukraine needs the aid soon."
查克·舒默出席了会议。他是美国参议院多数党领袖以及民主党人。他说，美国军事专家“清楚乌克兰很快需要这笔援助。”
I'm Dan Friedell.
我是丹·弗里德尔。(51VOA.COM原创翻译，请勿转载，违者必究！)