Biden announces $8 billion in military aid for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than $8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv "win this war" against Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make a major commitment.美国总统乔·拜登周四宣布向乌克兰提供超过80亿美元的军事援助，以帮助乌克兰“赢得这场与俄罗斯侵略者的战争”，并借助乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的访问做出重大承诺。The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided glide bomb called the Joint Standoff Weapon, with a range of up to 81 miles (130 km).这笔援助包括首批名为联合远程武器的精确制导滑翔炸弹，射程可达81英里（130公里）。The medium-range missile gives Ukraine a major upgrade to the weapons it is using to strike Russian forces, allowing the Ukrainians to do it at safer distances.这种中程导弹为乌克兰提供了重大武器升级，使他们能够在更安全的距离打击俄罗斯军队。
The bomb, capable of striking targets with high accuracy, is to be dropped from fighter jets. Biden will not announce that Washington would let Ukraine use U.S. missiles to hit targets deeper in Russia, a U.S. official said.这种高精度炸弹将由战斗机投放。一名美国官员表示，拜登不会宣布美国将允许乌克兰使用美国导弹打击俄罗斯更深处的目标。Supporting Ukraine, which Russia invaded in February 2022, has been a U.S. top priority, Biden said in a statement.拜登在声明中表示，支持2022年2月被俄罗斯入侵的乌克兰一直是美国的首要任务。"That is why, today, I am announcing a surge in security assistance for Ukraine and a series of additional actions to help Ukraine win this war," said Biden, who leaves office in January.“这就是为什么今天我宣布增加对乌克兰的安全援助，并采取一系列额外行动来帮助乌克兰赢得这场战争，”拜登说，他将在明年一月离任。
The bulk of the new aid, $5.5 billion, is to be allocated before Monday's end of the U.S. fiscal year, when the funding authority is set to expire.新援助的主要部分，即55亿美元，将在周一美国财政年度结束前分配，届时资金授权将到期。Another $2.4 billion is under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which allows the administration to buy weapons for Ukraine from companies rather than pull them from U.S. stocks.另外24亿美元属于乌克兰安全援助计划，该计划允许美国政府从公司购买武器而不是从美国库存中提取。This will provide Ukraine with additional air defense, unmanned aerial systems and air-to-ground munitions, as well as strengthen Ukraine’s defense industrial base and support its maintenance and sustainment requirements, Biden said.拜登表示，这将为乌克兰提供额外的空中防御、无人系统和空对地弹药，并增强乌克兰的国防工业基础，支持其维护和持续需求。Under his plan, the president said, the Defense Department will refurbish and provide Ukraine with an additional Patriot air defense battery and more Patriot missiles.根据他的计划，拜登表示，国防部将翻新并向乌克兰提供额外的爱国者防空导弹系统和更多爱国者导弹。Biden ordered the Pentagon to expand training for Ukrainian F-16 pilots, including by supporting the training of an additional 18 pilots next year.拜登命令五角大楼扩大对乌克兰F-16飞行员的训练，包括支持明年培训额外18名飞行员。