黑利：美國承諾與歐洲盟國的合作

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday the United States is committed to working with European allies, despite occasional disagreements.

She also called NATO the “strongest alliance in history,” and said the U.S. is working to make the organization “even More effective.”

Her comments echo those made by Vice President Mike Pence on Monday, when he told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg the U.S. is committed to its NATO allies, but other countries also need to share the fiscal burden of defense more evenly.

Haley said she believes the U.S. can have a better relationship with Russia, but greater cooperation with Russia “can't come at the expense of our European friends and allies.”

“That is why we continue to urge Russia to show a commitment to peace by fully implementing the commitments under the Minsk agreements and ending its occupation of Crimea,” she said. “The United States and the EU remain united in this approach, keeping sanctions in place until Moscow fully honors its Minsk commitments.”

Under the 2015 Minsk agreement, Ukraine, Russia and Russia-backed separatists agreed to end the crisis in Ukraine, beginning with the withdrawal of heavy weapons.美國駐聯合國大使黑利週二表示，美國致力於與歐洲盟國合作，儘管偶爾有分歧。

黑利還稱北約是“歷史上最強的聯盟”，並說，美國正在努力使該組織“更加有效”。

黑利的言論與週一副總統彭斯所說的一樣，當時彭斯告訴北約祕書長斯托爾滕貝格，美國致力於與北約盟國的合作，但其他國家也需要更均衡地分擔防禦財政負擔。

黑利說，她相信美國可以與俄羅斯有更好的關係，但與俄羅斯更大的合作“不能以犧牲我們的歐洲朋友和盟友爲代價。”

她說：“這就是爲什麼我們繼續敦促俄羅斯兌現其對和平的承諾，充分執行明斯克協定下的承諾，結束對克里米亞的佔領。美國和歐盟在都堅持這種理念，繼續實行制裁，直到莫斯科完全兌現其明斯克承諾。

根據2015年明斯克協議，烏克蘭，俄羅斯和俄羅斯支持的分離主義者同意結束烏克蘭的危機，從撤出重武器開始。