唐纳德·特朗普总统称，他已达成从俄罗斯进口柴油的协议。这一举措完全背离了美国多年来因乌克兰战争而对俄罗斯施加的压力政策，同时也被视为为应对中期选举前居高不下的燃油价格所采取的举措。
President Donald Trump said that he has struck a deal to obtain diesel from Russia, a stunning reversal of years of US pressure on Moscow over its war with Ukraine and an attempt to address high fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.
特朗普周五在社交媒体上表示，他与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京通过电话达成了该协议。原本此次通话旨在讨论俄罗斯境内疑似出现鼠疫的情况。
Trump said on social media on Friday that he struck the deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia.
然而，特朗普随后宣布：俄罗斯将立即向美国供应超过30万吨（27.2155万吨）柴油；11月份还将再供应50万吨，此后还会继续供应100万吨。他还称，此后俄罗斯还将在短期内再向美国输送300万吨柴油。
Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons (272,155 tonnes) of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter”. Russia will deliver another 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he said.
就在上个月，特朗普刚刚签署了一项针对俄罗斯的综合性制裁法案，旨在打击俄罗斯的能源产业及其他支撑其发动乌克兰战争的领域。此次他突然宣布从俄罗斯进口柴油，实在令人震惊。
Trump’s shocking announcement comes after he signed a sweeping Russia sanctions law last month that aimed at clamping down on Russia’s energy economy, among other areas, that fuels its war against Ukraine.
在公告中，特朗普并未提及上述制裁措施或俄罗斯的战争行为，只是强调：“降低美国民众，尤其是广大农民、牧场主和卡车司机的生活成本，是我最优先考虑的事项。”该制裁法案规定对俄罗斯官员、银行以及用于运输石油的“影子船队”实施制裁，同时禁止美国企业向俄罗斯进行任何新投资并限制俄罗斯主权债务的处置。
此外，该法案还授权特朗普对进口俄罗斯石油或天然气最多的五个国家征收最高达100%的关税，不过那些进口量不足俄罗斯天然气出口总量15%且已采取切实措施减少进口的国家可获豁免。
Trump, in his announcement, did not address the sanctions or Russia’s war but said: “Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority.”The law he signed last month is aimed at sanctions on Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers and bans all new US investment in Russia and the handling of sovereign debt It also directed Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on the top five importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15 per cent of Russia’s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.
据美国能源信息署统计，自2022年拜登政府因俄罗斯入侵乌克兰而禁止进口俄罗斯石油和天然气以来，美国便再未进口过相关产品。
The US has not imported Russian oil or gas since 2022, when the Biden administration banned them because of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the US Energy Information Administration.
特朗普宣布该消息后不久，美国财政部随即发布临时许可，允许俄罗斯柴油进入国际市场。
Shortly after Trump made the announcement, the US Treasury Department said it was immediately issuing a temporary licence allowing Russian diesel to be supplied to the global market.
由于伊朗战争扰乱了能源行业，全球燃油价格大幅上涨。据美国汽车协会（AAA）称，周五美国柴油每加仑的平均价格为6.23美元，此前曾在9月22日创下6.52美元的历史新高。美联社报道
Fuel prices around the world have surged as the war in Iran upends the energy sector. The national average for a gallon of diesel in the US was US$6.23 on Friday, according to AAA, after hitting a record US$6.52 on September 22. By Associated Press