People out here seem frankly puzzled and sometimes angered over Western reaction to what they are told by their own government is only friendly Soviet military assistance to an ally.

• 这里的人只听到本国政府说,苏联仅仅是向一个盟国提供了友好的军事援助。因此,对西方的反应,他们坦率地表示不解,有时甚至表示愤怒。