黑利：美国承诺与欧洲盟国的合作

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.

黑利还称北约是“历史上最强的联盟”，并说，美国正在努力使该组织“更加有效”。

黑利的言论与周一副总统彭斯所说的一样，当时彭斯告诉北约秘书长斯托尔滕贝格，美国致力于与北约盟国的合作，但其他国家也需要更均衡地分担防御财政负担。

黑利说，她相信美国可以与俄罗斯有更好的关系，但与俄罗斯更大的合作“不能以牺牲我们的欧洲朋友和盟友为代价。”

她说：“这就是为什么我们继续敦促俄罗斯兑现其对和平的承诺，充分执行明斯克协定下的承诺，结束对克里米亚的占领。美国和欧盟在都坚持这种理念，继续实行制裁，直到莫斯科完全兑现其明斯克承诺。

根据2015年明斯克协议，乌克兰，俄罗斯和俄罗斯支持的分离主义者同意结束乌克兰的危机，从撤出重武器开始。