I'm talking about the Biden administration's strong commitment to supplying Ukraine with military help.

也就是拜登政府對向烏克蘭提供軍事幫助堅定承諾。

But in the course of campaigning ahead of these midterm elections, the first voices of dissent have emerged with some republicans saying that the U.S. cannot afford to keep writing blank checks for Ukraine.

但在期中選舉前的競選過程中，出現了第一批不同的聲音，一些共和黨人表示，美國不能繼續為烏克蘭開空白支票。

In the midwestern battleground state of Ohio, the republican senate candidate is against funding the war in Ukraine.

在中西部戰場的俄亥俄州，共和黨參議員候選人反對資助烏克蘭戰爭。

That has not gone down well with the Ukrainian community in the town of Parma.

這在帕爾馬鎮的烏克蘭社區中引起了一些不滿。

DW, Ines Pohl. She traveled there and has this report.

DW的記者，Ines Pohl造訪當地，並帶來這項報導。

Welcome to Parma, Ohio, a quiet city of 80,000 has become ground zero for the battle over U.S. support for Ukraine.

歡迎來到俄亥俄州的帕爾馬鎮，這座居住著80,000市民的安靜城市，最近成為了美國資助烏克蘭議題的焦點。

Nearly half of the population is of Ukrainian heritage.

近一半的人口是烏克蘭後代。

Traditionally, they've supported republicans.

一般來說，他們支持共和黨。

But this year that could change.

但今年可能會有所改變。

Rudy's Strudel bakery lies in the heart of Parma and is known for its Ukrainian specialties

Rudy的餡餅烘焙坊位於帕爾馬市的中心，以其烏克蘭特色美食而聞名。

Our progies are well-known.

我們的烏克蘭餃很有名。

Internationally I'd like to say, because we have some interesting flavors along with our traditional flavors.

我會說舉世聞名，因為我們有特別的口味，但也有傳統的。

Lydia's mother, refugee from Ukraine, herself took over the shop in 1974.

莉迪亞的母親是烏克蘭的難民，而她自己在1974年接管了這家店。

When we heard about the war, the night that the attacks first happened, we were up all night like cousins in Ukraine.

當我們聽到戰爭的消息時，襲擊剛發生的那晚，我們跟在烏克蘭的親戚一樣整夜未眠。

So what we did is that following Saturday, we donated all proceeds of sales to the cause in Ukraine.

然後在接下來的星期六，我們便將所有的銷售收入捐給烏克蘭所受到的破壞。

Umm... which raised about 10,000 dollars that very day.

當天就籌集了大約1萬美元。

This war isn't just miles and miles away.

這場戰爭並不只是在幾十公里外。

It's right here, it's in the front doorstep, it's on our telephones.

它就在這裡，它在前門，在我們的電話中。

It's on our emails.

在我們的電郵裡。

It is happening to us, and it's the same exact thing that happened to our parents that are here.

它發生在我們身上，和發生在我們父母身上的事情一模一樣。

Only days away from election day, the support has become highly politicized in the state of Ohio.

還有幾天就是選舉日，在俄亥俄州，這種支持已經變得高度政治化。

J.D. Vance is the Republican candidate for Senate and he's been saying things like this:

J.D. Vance 是共和黨的參議員候選人，他一直在說這樣的話：

Is not America first to ignore the problems of your own country and to focus instead on Ukraine.

美國首要做的不是忽視自己國家的問題，然後把注意力放在烏克蘭身上。

Enough with the escalation, let's focus on our own citizens, our own problems and ignore the candidates who want us to fight a war with Vladimir Putin because it makes them feel tough.

受夠了越演越劇烈的情形，我們只要關注我們自己的人民，我們自己的問題，不要理會那些希望我們與普丁打仗的候選人，因為那讓人感覺很不好受。

People here who worry about the situation in Ukraine didn't like that at all,

擔心烏克蘭局勢的人根本不喜歡這樣，

And this matters because the results here in Ohio could be so close that the Ukrainian vote could be decisive.

而這攸關一切，因為俄亥俄州的選舉結果可能不分上下，而烏克蘭人的投票可能扮演著決定性的角色。

Michel Dobranos and Petro Fridinsky are deeply involved in the Ukrainian American community and are all volunteering at the Ukrainian Museum in nearby Cleveland.

Michel Dobranos 和Petro Fridinsky 深入參與烏克蘭裔美國人社區的活動，並且都在附近克里夫蘭的烏克蘭博物館當志工。

I think it's a shame that we have seen this become a polarizing issue in the United States.

我認為這在美國變成一個兩極分化的問議題是一種恥辱。

When the war began, it was bipartisan support.

戰爭開始時，兩黨都給予支持。

And I consistently voted conservatively, I will not vote for that person, J.D. Vance.

我至始至終都投保守票，而我不會投票給這個人，J.D. Vance。

Because he is not representative of the conservative philosophy that I belong to.

因為他和我所屬的保守主義哲學不相符。

Experienced republicans established in Ohio and the United States understands the importance of Ukraine and supports Ukraine.

有經驗的共和黨人理解烏克蘭的重要性並支持烏克蘭。

It seems that the mega republicans do not.

而似乎大多數的共和黨人並不這麼認為。

Our children are watching, what are we setting up for the next generation.

我們的孩子正在看著，看我們為下一代帶來了什麼。

It's about them, it's about these children that don't have a home.

這是關於孩子們的，是關於很多都沒有家的孩子。

For many here in Palma, the support of Ukraine is not politics.

在帕爾馬市，對烏克蘭的支持無關政治。

It's a matter of life or death.

而是一個生死攸關的問題。

And this could lead many Ukrainian Americans to change their vote from Republican to Democrat.

這可能導致許多烏克蘭裔美國人將他們的投票從共和黨改為民主黨。

And here in Ohio, that could make all the difference.

而在俄亥俄州，這麽做可能會使一切都變得不同。