两党六名参议员呼吁特朗普政府“立即扭转方针”，以阻止其计划从俄罗斯采购柴油的行动，该行动旨在降低高企的燃油价格。
A bipartisan group of six senators are calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.
凯文·弗雷金 华盛顿 — 两党六名参议员周日呼吁特朗普政府“立即扭转方针”，以阻止其计划从俄罗斯采购柴油的行动，该行动旨在降低高企的燃油价格。
KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices.
特朗普周五在社交媒体上宣布，他在与俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的通话中达成协议，令立法者感到震惊。他表示，俄罗斯将立即向美国和全球市场供应超过30万吨柴油，随后在11月再供应50万吨，此后“立即”再供应100万吨。他在帖子中写道，此后俄罗斯将在“一段时间内”再额外供应300万吨柴油。
Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call. He said Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the American and global market, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.”Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote.
四名共和党参议员和两名民主党参议员于周日签署了反对该协议的声明。他们表示，政府未就该决定进行咨询或提交任何说明以符合法律要求。
Four Republican senators and two Democratic senators signed onto the statement released Sunday in protesting the deal. They said the administration failed to consult with Congress or submit any explanation to justify its decision as required by statute.
“在俄罗斯继续杀害乌克兰平民之际，美国不应为普京提供财政生命线。政府必须立即扭转方针，”他们在声明中写道。
“The United States should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline while Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. The Administration must immediately reverse course,” they wrote.
签署该声明的共和党参议员包括：缅因州的苏珊·柯林斯、阿拉斯加州的丽莎·穆尔科斯基、北卡罗来纳州的汤姆·蒂利斯和犹他州的约翰·柯蒂斯。民主党参议员包括：新罕布什尔州的珍妮·沙希恩和康涅狄格州的理查德·布卢门撒尔。
The Republican senators who signed onto the statement are Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and John Curtis of Utah. The Democratic senators are Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut.
蒂利斯在周日播出的NBC《会见新闻》节目采访中表示，如果政府推进其柴油采购计划，总统就存在不遵守法律的正当理由。
Tillis, in an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” said there’s a legitimate case for saying the president is not following the law if the administration goes through with its diesel purchase plan.
“我们曾非常明确表示，俄罗斯是侵略方。俄罗斯唯一能结束这场战争的方式是撤出其占领的领土，”蒂利斯说。
“We were very clear that Russia is the aggressor. Russia is the one who can end this war by backing out of territory that they occupied,” Tillis said.
特朗普的声明是在国会通过立法仅几周后发布的，该立法指示特朗普对俄罗斯石油或天然气的主要进口国征收巨额关税，但对进口量低于俄罗斯天然气出口总量15%且已采取重大措施减少此类进口的国家作出例外。
Trump’s announcement came just a few weeks after Congress passed legislation that directed Trump to impose substantial tariffs on the top importers of Russian oil or natural gas, with an exception for countries that import less than 15% of Russia’s natural gas exports and have taken significant steps to reduce those imports.
国会的这一举措旨在切断俄罗斯通过石油和天然气销售获得的资金流，以资助其对乌克兰的战争。
The congressional effort was aimed at cutting the flow of money Russia receives from oil and gas sales to finance its war against Ukraine.
立法者还指出，国会在2022年明确禁止俄罗斯能源进口，以防止美国为战争提供资金。
The lawmakers also noted that Congress explicitly banned Russia energy imports in 2022 to prevent the United States from financing the war.
“国会表态明确：在俄罗斯结束对乌克兰的侵略并停止对北约盟国的威胁之前，美国不应从俄罗斯进口石油，”六位立法者在声明中写道。“特朗普总统允许俄罗斯柴油进口到美国的决定，直接违背了该法律。”怀俄明州共和党参议员约翰·巴拉索在被问及总统的行动是否将违反美国法律时表示，特朗普正专注于降低能源成本。
“Congress was clear: the U.S. should not import oil from Russia until it ends its aggression against Ukraine and ceases threats against our NATO Allies,” the six lawmakers wrote in their statement. “President Trump’s decision to allow Russian diesel imports to the U.S. runs directly counter to that law.”Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said Trump is focused on reducing the cost of energy when asked whether the president’s action would be in violation of U.S. law.
“总统正在权衡利弊，并且必须做出艰难的决定，”巴拉索在CBS的《面对国家》节目中表示。他还鼓励特朗普执行国会上个月通过的制裁法。
“The president is balancing and has to make tough decisions,” Barrasso said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”He also encouraged Trump to enforce the sanctions law that Congress passed last month.
“这只是总统用来对抗普京、以期在这一地区实现长期解决方案的另一个杠杆点，”巴拉索说。
“This is just another point of leverage for the president to use against Putin in an effort to get a long-term solution in that part of the world,” Barrasso said.
特朗普最近试图将美国创纪录的柴油价格归咎于乌克兰，而非美国领导的伊朗战争——后者导致全球能源价格上涨。
Trump has recently sought to blame record U.S. diesel prices on Ukraine rather than the U.S.-led war in Iran which has elevated world energy prices.