川普將在波蘭發表重要講話

U.S. President Donald Trump, who departs for Poland Wednesday, is due to meet Eastern European leaders in Warsaw before speaking in the center of the Polish capital, in what will be his first major public address in Europe.

The White House says the president will reiterate his commitment to NATO’s principle of common defense, but also restate his demand that other members contribute more to the alliance's financial burden.

Over 3,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Poland as part of a NATO deployment aimed at countering Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The University of Warsaw's Professor Zbigniew Lewicki, a political analyst, said: “I think most people want to hear that the United States would keep its military presence in Poland, would observe Article 5 of the (NATO) Washington Treaty - meaning coming to our assistance if need be.”

Trump will deliver his speech in the capital’s Krasinski Square, which has deep symbolism for many Poles, commemorating their resistance to totalitarian rule. His podium will stand beneath an imposing bronze monument to the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, honoring hundreds of thousands of Polish soldiers and civilians who died during an ultimately unsuccessful two-month insurgency against the city’s Nazi occupiers.

Supporters say Trump's views on many global issues, such as climate change and migration, are shared with many leading figures in Poland's current government. However, some fear the U.S. president's visit could deepen the growing rift between Eastern and Western Europe.

Opposition groups are set to demonstrate their opposition to Trump. Any demonstrators are likely to be kept far away from Krasinski Square.美國總統川普星期三將啓程前往波蘭。川普在華沙會見東歐領導人後，將發表上任後在歐洲的首次重要公開講話。

白宮說，川普將重申對北約共同防禦原則的承諾，但同時也會再次提出，其它成員國要更多地分擔北約的財政負擔。

目前，波蘭駐紮了三千多美軍，作爲北約部署的一部分，對抗俄羅斯對烏克蘭的進犯。

華沙大學教授，政治分析家盧維基說，“我想，大多數波蘭人想聽的是，美國會繼續在波蘭駐軍，會遵守北大西洋公約的第五條款，在需要的時候幫助我們。”

川普總統將在華沙的克拉辛斯基廣場發表講話。對很多波蘭人來說，克拉辛斯基廣場具有重要的象徵意義，是他們抵抗集權統治的標誌。川普的講臺就設在紀念1944年華沙起義的銅質紀念碑下。這座紀念碑是爲了紀念幾十萬反抗納粹佔領軍的波蘭士兵和平民。波蘭起義歷時兩個月，最後以失敗告終。

支持者說，川普在氣候變化和移民等很多國際問題上的看法都與波蘭現任政府很多重要人物相同。但也有人擔心，川普的來訪會加劇東西歐之間的裂隙。

反對者計劃舉行反川普抗議活動，但抗議活動估計會被限制在離克拉辛斯基廣場較遠的地方。