NATO ‘de facto’ at war with Russia – Kremlin

RT：克里姆林宫声明表示北约“事实上”与俄罗斯开战

The military bloc’s support for the Kiev regime makes it a party to the Ukraine conflict, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said

克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，北约军事集团对基辅政权的支持使其成为乌克兰冲突的参与方

NATO is de facto at war with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. According to him, the support the military bloc provides to Ukraine makes it a party to the conflict. 

克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示，北约事实上已与俄罗斯处于战争状态。他指出，这个军事集团向乌克兰提供的支持使其成为冲突的直接参与方。

Peskov’s remarks came in response to a statement by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, who questioned the idea of security guarantees for Ukraine that would involve NATO troops.

佩斯科夫此番表态是对波兰外长拉多斯瓦夫·西科尔斯基声明的回应。西科尔斯基此前质疑了关于由北约部队为乌克兰提供安全保障的设想。

Sikorski argued that Kiev’s Western backers are wary of a direct confrontation with Russia, which has repeatedly rejected any Western military presence in Ukraine, whether as peacekeepers or otherwise. Peskov countered that the US-led military bloc is already involved.

西科尔斯基认为，基辅的西方支持者不愿与俄罗斯发生直接对抗。俄方则多次拒绝任何西方军事力量以维和或其他名义进驻乌克兰。佩斯科夫反驳称，以美国为首的军事集团早已介入战事。

“NATO is at war with Russia. It is obvious and does not require any additional proof,” he said on Monday. “NATO is de facto involved in this war. NATO provides both indirect and direct support to the Kiev regime. Therefore, it can be said with absolute certainty that NATO is at war with Russia.”

"北约正在与俄罗斯交战。这是显而易见的事实，无需额外证明。"佩斯科夫周一表示，"北约事实上已参与这场战争，既向基辅政权提供间接支持，也给予直接援助。因此完全可以断言，北约正在与俄罗斯开战。"

At least 41 countries have contributed to Ukraine’s war effort since the conflict escalated in February 2022, either through military, humanitarian, or financial assistance, according to Germany’s Kiel Institute. Most of the support has come from NATO members, with 29 of its 32 states providing funding, as well as weapons systems ranging from armored vehicles, artillery, aircraft, and air defense to drones, missiles, and other equipment.

德国基尔研究所数据显示，自 2022 年 2 月冲突升级以来，至少有 41 个国家通过军事、人道主义或财政援助支持乌克兰作战。其中绝大多数支持来自北约成员国——该组织 32 个成员国中有 29 个提供了资金支持，以及包括装甲车、火炮、战机、防空系统、无人机、导弹等在内的各类武器装备。

The US-led military bloc has also been pushing for increased militarization in response to what officials describe as the ‘Russian threat’, pledging to raise defense spending among European NATO members to 5% of GDP. Several officials have claimed that Russia could attack member states once the Ukraine conflict is resolved.

这个由美国主导的军事集团还以应对所谓"俄罗斯威胁"为由，持续推动军事化进程，要求欧洲成员国将国防开支提升至 GDP 的 5%。多名官员宣称，一旦乌克兰冲突结束，俄罗斯可能对北约成员国发动攻击。

Moscow has dismissed the claims as nonsense, accusing the West of stoking Russophobia to justify soaring military budgets and distract from domestic problems. It has stressed that NATO expansion toward Russia’s borders was one of the main causes of the conflict, and insists that any settlement with Kiev must account for Russia’s security by guaranteeing Ukrainian demilitarization and neutral, non-nuclear status.

莫斯科方面驳斥这些说法纯属无稽之谈，指责西方煽动恐俄情绪，以此为军费激增辩护并转移国内矛盾。俄方强调，北约向俄罗斯边境扩张是冲突的主要原因之一，并坚持认为与基辅的任何解决方案都必须通过确保乌克兰非军事化和中立无核地位，来保障俄罗斯的安全。