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一 |     在这个动荡不安的时代，乌克兰总统泽连斯基似乎成了一个复杂局势下的孤独斗士。    

    Yin Yuzhen (left), Ronald Sakolsky (right) and Yin’s husband pose for a photo in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on August 24. Photo: Lin Xiaoyi/GT
At the Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport in Ordos, North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Yin Yuzhen, a nationally recognized hero in desertification prevention and control and her US friend “Sai Kaosi” (whose real name is Ronald Sakolsky) embraced each other in tears. 
This reunion after 26 years, spanning the Pacific Ocean, took place as scheduled under the witness of the lush greenery of the Maowusu Desert, touching the hearts of countless people around the world. 
This reunion across mountains and seas was not only a long-awaited gathering of two old friends, but also a vivid testament to how goodwill can take root, how people can work together in desertification control, and how people to people friendship can endure.
This reunion was a beautiful echo of goodwill transcending time. 
Twenty-seven years ago, Sakolsky, who was teaching in China, was deeply moved by the story of rural woman Yin’s efforts to combat desertification and curb the spread of sand. He selflessly donated $5,000 to support her efforts and traveled specially to the Maowusu Desert in Wushen Banner the following spring to visit and encourage her. 
Yin kept this assistance firmly in her heart and repaid it by planting trees. As seasons came and went, 50,000 saplings, together with precious goodwill and trust, took root in the Maowusu Desert and grew into towering trees. 
Yin’s repayment was not a return of material wealth, but the transformation of a profound goodwill that crossed national borders into patches of greenery deep in the desert through her day-after-day sweat and perseverance.
This reunion highlighted the tremendous power of people planting trees together until forests grow. 
Yin’s life is a history of struggle against wind and sand. At the age of 19, she married into the Maowusu Desert, where wind and sand blocked her door overnight. The rural woman made the solemn vow, “I would rather die from exhaustion planting trees than let the sand overwhelm me.” She fought scorching heat and drought, battled strong winds and raging sand, and worked tirelessly for decades, eventually turning more than 70,000 mu (4 666.67 hectares) of desert into an oasis. 
Sakolsky extended a helping hand and provided strong support because he was deeply moved by Yin’s desertification control efforts. Two ordinary people joined hands in tree planting and desert control because of their shared aspiration for greenery. 
Countless ordinary people like them, carrying enthusiasm, keeping their feet on the ground and devoting themselves wholeheartedly, have gathered the great strength of many people planting trees until forests emerge, transforming landscapes and creating miracles in the world.
This reunion demonstrated the enduring contemporary value of people-to-people exchanges. A faded group photo, more than 20 years of never forgetting, a nationwide effort to search for someone, and a journey across the ocean to meet again – the friendship between Yin and Sakolsky is rooted in the recognition and respect between ordinary people, simple yet deeply moving. Friendship, which derives from close contact between the people, holds the key to sound state-to-state relations. 
People from different countries have different cultural backgrounds, but they share the same love for the planet we call home, the same aspiration for lucid waters and lush mountains, the same pursuit of a better life, the same appreciation for every bit of goodwill, and the same cherishing of sincere friendship. Just as Yin carefully tended the saplings planted in the desert, nurturing this bond of affinity and understanding among people with sincerity will enable it to grow ever stronger and more resilient despite winds and sands.
This reunion provided a vivid example of “jointly building a community of life for man and nature.” For humanity to achieve better survival and development, it must carry out desertification prevention and control. Through a lifetime of arduous efforts, Yin brought about a green transformation in a corner of the Maowusu Desert, serving as a microcosm of China’s desertification prevention and control efforts.
As one of the countries most severely affected by desertification in the world, China has continued its efforts in desertification control for more than half a century, achieving a historic transformation from “sand advances, people retreat” to “green advances, sand retreats” with both desertified land and sandy land areas continuously decreasing. 
As a foreign friend, Sakolsky, driven by the simple belief that “humanity has only one Earth, which is our common home, and we should all cherish it,” resolutely supported Yin’s desertification control efforts. Through his actions, he has shown us that protecting the ecological environment is a common cause of all humanity – by working together and supporting each other, humanity will surely be able to leave a clean and beautiful world for future generations. 
Deep in the Maowusu Desert, plants and trees remain silent, yet they represent the most touching language through which humanity and nature, and humanity and the world, communicate with each other. This place is not only a shining answer sheet for China’s ecological civilization development, but also a warm example for global desertification control through extensive international exchanges and cooperation in jointly creating more greenery.
From $5,000 to 50,000 towering trees, from a landscape once covered by wind and sand to vast stretches of lush green, from the other side of the Pacific Ocean to the depths of the Maowusu Desert, the reunion between Yin and Sakolsky inspires us that goodwill can transcend mountains and seas, perseverance can transform deserts, and mutual understanding between hearts can eliminate prejudice and barriers. 
Living together in the global village, if people from all countries show more sincere empathy, work together with one heart, stay grounded and move toward each other, they will surely be able to jointly protect the common home on which we depend for survival and cultivate more green shade of friendship and hope.
This was compiled and translated by the Global Times English edition based on an article published in the quick comment on economic hotspots column of the People's Daily on August 24, 2026.
。最近，他再次强调，只有加入北约，乌克兰才能获得真正的安全保障，令外界为之侧目。这一表态不仅揭示了他对西方国家承诺的失望，也深刻反映出当前国际关系棋局中乌克兰所面临的险境。    对泽连斯基来说，北约不仅仅是一个军事同盟，更是他心中那份超越一切的不安和焦虑的答案。自从冷战结束以来，北约就像一座灯塔，吸引着无数东欧国家驶向它的怀抱，通过加入这一机构实现安全与稳定。然而，乌克兰在这场历史进程中却始终处于边缘位置，直到2014年克里米亚事件的爆发才引起北约的注意。        然而，泽连斯基的“北约梦”并非是空穴来风。他清楚地明白，如果没有北约的正式庇护，乌克兰将永远处于俄罗斯的威胁之下。随着俄乌冲突持续，泽连斯基的决心反而愈加坚定，他将加入北约视为“终极保险”，认为这是抵御俄罗斯侵略的必要条件。然而，这样的想法，却也让许多观察者感到忧虑。    值得关注的是，泽连斯基一步步走向要求加入北约的道路，显然是因为乌克兰在战场上的脆弱现状。

二 | 尽管西方国家曾经给予乌克兰相当规模的支持，但在局势逐渐僵持且2024年秋季反攻失败的情况下，这种依赖显得愈发不稳。如果缺乏北约的安全保障，乌克兰可能随时面临失去的窘境。    实际上，面对不断变化的战争局势，西方国家内部对于乌克兰的安全政策也存在明显的分歧。波兰和波罗的海国家坚定地支持乌克兰加入北约，然而英、法、德等国却采取了更加中立的态度。这种内部分歧对于乌克兰来说，无疑是雪上加霜。        泽连斯基在关键时刻明确拒绝任何不包含北约成员资格的替代方案，表明其在谈判桌上的底线。在他看来，如果不把北约入会作为唯一条件，那么乌克兰可能在未来谈判中付出更高的代价。

三 | 这一策略不仅是一种自我保护，更是一种希望通过强硬姿态迫使俄罗斯重新评估战争成本的尝试。    不过，这种做法也让人不禁想问，泽连斯基所依赖的北约是否真的会在关键时刻鼎力相助？美国的态度，尤其是对乌克兰的援助，似乎也在渐渐转向保守。尽管美国试图通过代理人战争消耗俄罗斯的力量，但这显然并不是要深入参与一场军事冒险。    泽连斯基清楚，在这个局势日益复杂的背景下，他已经无法再回头。因此，他不得不将自己的希望寄托于北约的未来。在对外界宣告不妥协的同时，也是在积极寻求更多的支持和帮助。但是，试图用高调的姿态来换取北约各国更多的援助，这个赌注究竟能否成功，还尚未可知。        有分析指出，当乌克兰在首都基辅满怀期待地等待北约的庇护时，泽连斯基的行为其实更像是一场孤注一掷的豪赌。如果西方国家继续保持现在的援助力度，泽连斯基或许能够赢得一些时间来巩固国家安全；但是，一旦北约的支持减弱，乌克兰的处境将会更加困顿。    正如许多评论者所言，泽连斯基的表态显得悲壮而又绝望。他的“北约梦”如同一根看似坚固的草，却随时可能断裂。在巨大的国际博弈中，乌克兰似乎只能被动接受命运的安排，让人感到无奈。    如果说泽连斯基手中的“北约牌”是他为乌克兰争取未来的关键，那么能否获得西方国家的信任和支持，则将成为决定乌克兰命运的最终因素。    在这个充满不确定性的局势下，所有人的目光都聚焦在这位孤独的领导者身上，期待他能够带领乌克兰走出困境。然而，现实却可能更加残酷。

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