据《大西洋月刊》报道，美国可能会向俄罗斯提供放松制裁的机会，以换取释放政治犯，这可能为华盛顿和莫斯科之间扩大经济联系扫清道路。
The US could offer Russia sanctions relief in exchange for the release of political prisoners, The Atlantic reported, potentially clearing a path for expanded economic ties between Washington and Moscow.
美国特使约翰·科尔（John Coale）已在莫斯科的盟友白俄罗斯试水了这种“利益交换”的模式——预计其中涉及俄罗斯石油、柴油和稀土的利润丰厚的交易，而华盛顿此前已从白俄罗斯获取了钾肥供应。“更多的权衡……有望一步步通向和平，”科尔说。
US envoy John Coale has tested this style of quid pro quo arrangement — which is envisioned to involve lucrative deals in Russian oil, diesel, and rare earths — in Moscow-allied Belarus, which Washington has tapped for its potash supplies. “The more trade-offs… leads step by step toward, hopefully, peace,” Coale said.
华盛顿旨在调解俄乌和平的外交努力屡屡受挫，而莫斯科则计划在明年增加国防开支。乌克兰领导人上周警告称：“当有人通过贸易给俄罗斯更多资金时，他们就给这场战争延续了更多时间。”— 布伦丹·鲁贝里
Washington’s diplomatic efforts to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine have faltered, with Moscow looking to up its defense spending next year. Ukraine’s leader warned last week, “When someone gives Russia more money through trade, they give this war more time.”— Brendan Ruberry