参考消息网5月12日报道 沙特阿拉伯《阿拉伯新闻》日报网站5月7日发表题为《乌克兰：一场看不到尽头的战争》的文章，作者是戴利娅·阿吉迪。    "What the revelations appear to show is that there was a close relationship between Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, and that there was likely high mutual awareness of one another’s business interests and, possibly, mutual support for some of these," said Joseph Oliver Boyd-Barrett, a professor emeritus at Bowling Green State University. "I don’t think the scandal has the power in itself of firing widespread outrage against Biden: there are just too many other things to be outraged about just now.",A review of Hunter Biden's personal calendar on the so-called "laptop from hell", which was abandoned by Hunter at a repair shop in Wilmington, Delaware, in April 2019, shows that the younger Biden and his business associate Eric Schwerin frequently met with then-US VP Joe Biden between 2008 and 2016. Hunter held at least 30 business meetings with his father either in the White House or the latter's vice-presidential residence, the Naval Observatory. Schwerin was reportedly invited to 21 out of the 30 confabs.,The New York Post found that all of the meets occurred days or even hours after Hunter's negotiations with high-profile foreign clients, prompting the media outlet to suggest that the younger Biden apparently discussed his business dealing with his father. The Post even goes so far as to not rule out that Hunter passed messages and requests from his clients to the then-vice president.,'Laptop From Hell': Hunter Biden's Calendar Suggests President Joe Was Well Aware of Business Trips17 July, 16:44 GMT,The latest revelation apparently has earmarks of an influence-peddling scheme, according to Charles Ortel, a Wall Street analyst and investigative journalist. What's more, Hunter's dealings with foreign tycoons and politicians have already been in the crosshairs of the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for quite a while.,"In theory, at least one US attorney has been investigating Hunter Biden and likely others for years, possibly in conjunction with a grand jury," said Ortel. "If this investigation is serious and objective, it must examine how Joe Biden and his family amassed so much wealth during decades of 'public service'.",However, "the practice of trading influence for off-market financial benefits is not confined to the Bidens or to Democrats alone," the analyst pointed out, asking rhetorically: "How did the Obamas, Bushes and Clintons become so wealthy?",At the same time, an in-depth investigation into the Bidens' shady conduct could also shed light on the unfolding Ukraine crisis, given Joe's role as Barack Obama's Ukraine appointee shortly after the 2014 coup d’état in Kiev, and Hunter's service at the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma at the time, according to Boyd-Barrett.,"It would be important, in a more rational polity – which of course this isn’t – to look very critically indeed at Joe Biden and Hunter Biden’s peculiar history with the 2014 coup and, subsequently, with Ukrainian energy interests, even marveling at the possibility that a private history with Ukrainian elites may have contributed to a fatally rash misreading of the events of February 24 and the lead-up to it," the professor said.,Talented Mr Biden: Hunter's Art Sales Reek of Pay-to-Play But DoJ Lost Sense of Smell, Analysts Say29 October 2021, 13:00 GMT,Laptop From Hell Exposure Comes Ahead of Midterms,The timing of the latest revelation comes as partisan strife for the control over the US Congress intensifies. The specter of the GOP jumping at the opportunity to use Joe's apparent involvement in his son's business activities to crush the Dems during the midterms and impeach the US president with a congressional majority has been raised.,While Republicans "may well, in effect, take control by next year," it is unclear whether they will double down on investigating the Bidens, especially given the mainstream press' reluctance to cover the issue, according to Boyd-Barrett.,The professor suggested that the GOP "could weigh the advantages earned them by the Durham investigation" instead. Special Counsel John Durham's indictments of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and ex-MI6 agent Chris Steele's source Igor Danchenko are very important for the Republicans as they help debunk the Russiagate hoax and mainstream media lies about Donald Trump's "collusion" with Russia, according to the academic.,Durham's Probe: Hillary Clinton Sowed Dragon's Teeth by Peddling Trump-Russia Hoax, Analyst Says5 October 2021, 16:30 GMT,Could Joe Biden be Impeached?,House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik previously signaled that she would subpoena Hunter Biden if Republicans win back control of Congress in the 2022 midterm elections. She noted that the Post's latest exposure appears to be yet more evidence of corruption.,While potential House investigations into the Bidens may indeed take place and even turn into impeachment hearings if the lower chamber is controlled by the GOP, the fate of this effort seems unclear, according to Ortel.,"Conservative, non-RINO [Republicans in Name Only] candidates now appear poised to win a wave election in 2022," he projected. "Things may change, but no current projections show Republicans reaching 67 out of 100 seats in the US Senate which is the number of votes required to convict an impeached person.",What's more possible, according to the analyst, is that the Democrats, already damaged by Joe Biden's incompetent domestic and foreign policies, will turn on him and force him out.,"Influence-shapers are far to the left of Joe Biden and mounting evidence shows they are done protecting Biden and rightly so," Ortel said.,If Joe Biden steps down, it's unlikely that the Dems will agree to see Kamala Harris replacing him, the analyst continued.,"Behind the scenes, major Democrat donors are trying to decide whether they can convince Michelle Obama to jump in and also to convince the Clintons to remain home with all their political and personal baggage packed up for good," he said, projecting that a new centrist Democrat presidential candidate could potentially emerge in order to fill Joe's shoes.。全文摘编如下：

在美国民众的注意力仍集中在前总统唐纳德·特朗普引人注目的审判、加沙战争以及全国大学校园爆发的激烈抗议活动时，另一个重大事件正在悄然展开：俄乌战争已经到了800天的里程碑，并且没有明显减弱迹象。

随着冲突愈演愈烈，其影响远远超出了两个交战国家的边界，给国际社会带来了冲击，并凸显了在一个相互联系日益紧密的世界中和平的脆弱性。

在华盛顿的权力走廊里，围绕美国外交政策的讨论充满了争论与玄妙。上个月美国众议院决定批准向乌克兰提供超过610亿美元的军事援助，这是美国应对东欧危机的一个分水岭。

这次投票的两党性质凸显对于加强乌克兰防御俄罗斯的紧迫性的共识。

B | 然而，在团结的外表下，共和党内部的分歧有可能破坏美国外交政策方针的一致性。

在共和党内部，一些人直言不讳地反对向乌克兰分配额外资金，理由是对财政责任、军事援助的有效性以及面对俄罗斯的更广泛战略考量的担忧。共和党人之间的分歧表明了不同的想法是如何在当今美国政治中造成问题的。它还显示了各种因素会如何影响美国的外交政策，例如优先考虑自己国家的愿望、考虑什么对他们最有利以及道德义务感。

共和党议长迈克·约翰逊在处理党内分歧方面表现出了高超的技巧。尽管面临一些共和党同僚的反对，他还是成功领导了这项立法的通过。这表明了妥协和实际决策在政治领导中的关键作用，尤其是在分歧很深且难以取得进展的情况下。

在所有人的密切关注下，乌克兰的未来充满不确定性，需要在严重的国际紧张局势和棘手的外交行动之间寻求平衡。美国决定提供新的军事援助对于与俄罗斯的持续战斗至关重要。但即使有了这种帮助，未来仍然充满不确定性和危险。

乌克兰总统泽连斯基对这一消息感到非常激动。他感谢两党，特别是约翰逊作出了他认为具有历史意义的决定。泽连斯基表示，“民主和自由”在全球范围内至关重要，只要美国能帮助保护它们，它们就会永远强大。

然而，在莫斯科，克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫却有不同的看法。他表示，批准对乌克兰安全援助的决定将使冲突局势变得更糟。

C | 佩斯科夫说，这一决定有利于美国，但却对乌克兰不利，会导致更多乌克兰人死亡，基辅政府也会因此受到更多指责。

D |

过去冲突的记忆还萦绕在重要的政府大楼和基辅的街道上，提醒着世界战争带来了多少痛苦。

结束冲突的努力正在进行中，瑞士牵头组织6月份在比尔根山度假胜地举行一次和平峰会，并邀请教皇方济各参加。这次峰会旨在培育在乌克兰实现公平和持久和平的共同愿景。160多个代表团将回顾之前的讨论，并强调遵循乌克兰和平计划以及基于联合国和国际法规则的其他想法的重要性。

但如果问题的核心国家没有受到邀请，举行这样的峰会还有什么意义呢？瑞士政府上周表示，俄罗斯没有被邀请参加峰会。

E | 它阐述了自己的立场，并强调愿意让莫斯科参与讨论。

F | 不过，瑞士政府又说，俄罗斯政府一再表示对参加首次峰会缺乏兴趣。

乌克兰冲突的解决方案目前仍难以实现。暂时来看维持现状似乎是过渡期间唯一可行的选择。（编译 王迪青）