美国参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔共同起草了对俄制裁法，他强烈批评唐纳德·特朗普总统与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京达成柴油供应协议的决定。布卢门撒尔称此举是“耻辱”，并表示这违背了国会的意图。
US Senator Richard Blumenthal, who co-authored the Russia sanctions law, has strongly criticised President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a diesel supply deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Blumenthal called the move an "embarrassment" and said it went against the intent of Congress.
特朗普周五在与普京通话后表示，他已与俄罗斯达成协议，向美国和全球市场供应柴油，以缓解不断上涨的燃油价格。布卢门撒尔回应称，敦促特朗普立即取消该协议，并警告美国石油公司不要参与其中。
Trump said on Friday, after speaking with Putin, that he had reached an agreement with Russia to supply diesel to the US and global markets to ease rising fuel prices. Blumenthal responded by urging Trump to cancel the deal immediately and warned American oil companies against taking part in it.
布卢门撒尔与已故共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆共同起草了《制裁俄罗斯和伊朗法案》。该法案以压倒性多数通过美国国会两院，赋予特朗普对莫斯科石油和天然气主要买家征收100%关税的权力。
Blumenthal, along with late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, had authored the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act. The law was passed by both Houses of the US Congress with an overwhelming majority and gave Trump the power to impose 100 per cent tariffs on top buyers of oil and gas from Moscow.
布卢门撒尔周五在X平台发文称：“总统解除对俄柴油制裁的决定是一种耻辱，使我们成为普京对乌克兰战争的帮凶。”
In a post on X on Friday, Blumenthal said, "The President’s decision to lift sanctions on Russian diesel is an embarrassment and makes us complicit in Putin’s war against Ukraine."
他还提到了美国国会于9月16日通过对俄制裁法后，他早前对印度和中国的警告。当时布卢门撒尔曾表示：“致中国和印度：你们最好收敛点。去别处买石油和天然气。绥靖不是策略。”周五他表示：“这种掩饰不佳的企图，旨在缓解特朗普在伊朗发动非法战争造成的混乱，只会让中俄经济受益，并导致更多乌克兰无辜者被屠杀。”
He also referred to his earlier warning to India and China after the US Congress passed the Russia sanctions law on September 16. At the time, Blumenthal had said, "To China and India: You better clean up your act. Buy your oil and gas somewhere else. Appeasement is not a strategy." On Friday, he said, "This poorly concealed attempt to mitigate the havoc caused by Trump’s illegal war in Iran will only benefit the Chinese and Russian economies & lead to the slaughter of more innocents in Ukraine."
布卢门撒尔进一步表示：“与一个杀人独裁者达成的协议，是对我们国家品格的玷污，是对林赛·格雷厄姆记忆的侮辱，也直接违背了我们两党制裁法案中国会的意图。”他补充道：“总统应立即撤销这项协议。”
Blumenthal further said, "This agreement with a murdering dictator is a stain on our nation’s character, an insult to Lindsey Graham’s memory, and directly contrary to Congress’s intent in our bipartisan sanctions bill." He added, "The President should rescind this agreement immediately.
“对于那些打算接受普京的‘血汗钱’的美国企业：国会正在密切监视。”这番言论是对特朗普政府与俄罗斯达成的柴油交易协议的严厉抨击。布卢门撒尔指出，该协议违背了国会通过的制裁法案的宗旨与精神。
To the American companies considering taking Putin’s blood money: Congress is watching." The comments capped a sharp attack on Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, which Blumenthal said violated both the purpose and spirit of the sanctions law passed by Congress.