华盛顿消息：美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五表示，俄罗斯已同意向全球市场供应柴油以抑制油价上涨。
为此，美国政府暂时解除了原本旨在切断俄罗斯战争资金来源的石油制裁措施。
Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices, and his administration temporarily lifted U.S. sanctions on Russian fuel that were designed to deprive Moscow of revenues for its war on Ukraine.
目前，用于农业、家庭供暖及货运的柴油价格正处于历史高位，这令特朗普所属的共和党在11月3日的国会选举中面临巨大压力——此次选举将决定共和党能否维持其在国会的微弱优势。
Prices for diesel, used for agriculture, heating homes and trucking, are near a record and have put Trump’s fellow Republicans at risk ahead of the Nov. 3 congressional elections that will determine whether they maintain thin control of Congress.
虽然公告发布后柴油价格有所回落，但分析人士指出这一举措未必能长期抑制油价。
Diesel prices fell after the announcement, but analysts said the deal may not be enough to keep them down.
特朗普在社交媒体上称，他与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的会谈“极为成功”，双方已达成协议：俄罗斯将立即向美国及全球市场供应超过30万公吨的柴油，这一数量相当于约225万桶燃料。目前美国日均柴油出口量约为150万桶。
Trump said on social media he had a “highly successful” discussion with President Vladimir Putin in which they agreed that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to U.S. and global markets, equal to about 2.25 million barrels of fuel. The U.S. exports about 1.5 million barrels of diesel per day.