如果有一个伪善诺贝尔奖，那么美国总统唐纳德·特朗普无疑将是主要竞争者之一。在对印度征收高额关税并威胁对购买俄罗斯石油的国家加征更多税费之后，特朗普与普京达成协议，向美国进口俄罗斯柴油。正是这位曾试图通过切断对莫斯科的资金来结束俄乌战争、并为自己争取诺贝尔和平奖的特朗普。这种讽刺只能暴露特朗普的双重标准——美国第一，伪善随它去吧（tel lene，意为“见鬼去吧”）。
If there were a Nobel Prize for hypocrisy, then US President Donald Trump would undoubtedly have been a major contender. After imposing sky-high tariffs on India and threatening more levies for purchasing Russian oil, Trump cut a deal with Putin to import Russian diesel to the US. It was the same Trump who wanted to end the Russia-Ukraine war by squeezing funds to Moscow and get himself a Nobel Peace Prize. The irony only exposes Trump's double standards - America first, hypocrisy gaya tel lene (to hell with it).The timing could hardly be more striking.
时机几乎不可能更具戏剧性。这一发展发生在特朗普签署《林赛·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯和伊朗法案》仅几周之后，该法案赋予他对购买俄罗斯石油和天然气的国家（如印度和中国）征收最高达100%关税的权力。这不仅恶化了中美关系，还影响了美印贸易协议，协议短期内达成的可能性渺茫。为什么特朗普要购买俄罗斯柴油？
The development comes weeks after Trump signed into law the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, which gives him the power to impose tariffs up to 100% on countries like India and China that purchase Russian oil and gas. It has not only soured ties, but has had a bearing on the US-India trade deal as well, with an agreement likely not happening anytime soon.WHY IS TRUMP PURCHASING RUSSIAN DIESEL?
如今，美国自身也准备从俄罗斯采购燃料——这一举措可能旨在关键的中期选举前夕缓解燃油价格——由此引发一个关键问题：特朗普会制裁美国吗？如果不会，那就总有另一个退路——TACO（特朗普总是临阵脱逃）。“国会刚刚通过了一项法律，赋予特朗普对俄罗斯石油和天然气主要买家征收关税的权力。美国能对自己征税吗？”
Now, with the US itself set to purchase fuel from Russia - a move likely aimed at easing fuel prices ahead of the crucial midterm elections - it has raised a pertinent question. Will Trump sanction the US? If not, there is always another option to fall back on - TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out)."Congress just passed a law giving Trump the power to impose tariffs on major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
卡托研究所副总统斯科特·林西科姆讽刺道。地缘政治专家埃文·A·费根鲍姆在推特上写道：“在与俄罗斯相关的采购威胁持续了14个月后，对印度尤其如此，这个信息真是糟糕。”即便俄乌战争仍在持续，特朗普与普京达成柴油交易的举动被视为他降低美国燃油价格、缓解公众不满、在11月中期选举前夕的最后挣扎。
Can America tariff America?" quipped Scott Lincicome, vice president of Cato Institute, an American research organisation. Geopolitical expert Evan A. Feigenbaum tweeted, "The message to India especially, after 14 months of threats related to purchases from Russia, is awful." The move to cut a deal with Putin for diesel, even as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, is being seen as Trump's last-ditch attempt at cooling fuel prices in America and pacifying public anger ahead of the midterm polls in November.
选举将决定谁将控制美国国会。由于中东动荡和伊朗关闭霍尔木兹海峡，美国的燃油价格飙升，进而推动了通货膨胀。柴油尤为重要，因为它是主要的供应链燃料。美国农业州高度依赖柴油来操作农业机械和供暖。自今年美伊战争爆发以来，柴油价格已上涨70%。这对美国农民来说是一个巨大的跳升。因此，特朗普为缓解加油站的天价油价提供一些缓解变得尤为重要。
The elections will determine who will control the US Congress. Fuel prices in the US have gone through the roof due to the turmoil in the Middle East and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It has, in turn, driven inflation. Diesel is particularly important as it is the main supply chain fuel. US agricultural states rely heavily on it to operate farming machinery and heat homes. Since the US-Iran war began this year, diesel prices have shot up by 70%. That's a huge jump for US farmers. Thus, it was important for Trump to bring some relief from the sky-high prices at the pump.
周五，这位古怪的美国总统最终给普京打了电话。他在自己喜欢的Truth Social平台上宣布，俄罗斯将立即向美国和全球市场释放30万吨柴油，随后将在11月再释放50万吨，之后再释放100万吨。"美国乃至全世界的柴油价格将以创纪录的速度快速下降。降低美国人的油价，尤其是我们伟大的农民、牧场主和卡车司机的油价，是我的首要任务，"特朗普在帖子中写道。
On Friday, the eccentric US President eventually dialled Putin. Taking to his favourite Truth Social, Trump announced that Russia would release 3,00,000 tonnes of diesel immediately "to the American and global marketplace". It will be followed by another 5,00,000 tonnes in November and another million after that." Diesel prices for Americans and, indeed, the world, will be coming down in record numbers, and fast.
作为协议的一部分，美国可能会暂停对俄罗斯柴油出口的制裁，直至2027年4月，BBC报道称。这是一个完美的案例，即为自身利益而移动球门。该协议无疑可能引发与乌克兰的新冲突。愤怒的乌克兰总统泽连斯基称这是特朗普对普京的"礼物"。泽连斯基表示，这相当于对一场只会延长的战争进行"投资"。威胁印度，但美国优先于特朗普。
Lower prices for Americans, especially our great farmers, ranchers, and truckers, is my greatest priority," Trump posted. As part of the deal, the US is likely to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel exports until April 2027, the BBC reported. A perfect case of moving the goalposts to suit oneself. The agreement is undoubtedly likely to spark a fresh collision course with Ukraine.A furious Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called it Trump's "gift" to Putin. Zelensky said it amounted to an "investment" in a war that would only get prolonged.THREATEN INDIA, BUT AMERICA FIRST FOR TRUMPThe double standards by Trump become more stark when we see it against the backdrop of how he and his officials railed against India last year over its purchase of Russian energy.
当我们看到特朗普及其官员去年因印度购买俄罗斯能源而对印度进行抨击时，特朗普的双重标准变得更加明显。去年，特朗普对印度商品额外征收25%的关税，使总税率达到50%，理由是新德里购买了俄罗斯石油，导致印美关系陷入低谷。
Ties between India and the US hit a rough patch last year after Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, taking the total levy to 50%, citing New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil.
美国声称它正在资助莫斯科在乌克兰的战争。这是在特朗普及其助手数月来的刻薄和严厉言论之后发生的。其中一些最尖锐的言论来自特朗普最亲密的助手彼得·纳瓦罗，他称印度为“克里姆林宫的洗衣店”，并将其从俄罗斯进口的原油称为“血钱”。然而，印度进口其90%的能源需求，从未参与与特朗普的口水战。它坚持认为，其能源决策是由国家利益和确保其庞大人口获得负担得起的供应的需求所指引的。
The US claimed it was sustaining Moscow's war in Ukraine. It followed months of caustic and harsh remarks by Trump and his aides. Some of the most stinging remarks came from Trump's closest aide Peter Navarro, who called India a "laundromat for the Kremlin" and labelled its crude imports from Russia as "blood money".However, India, which imports 90% of its energy requirements, never joined the war of words with Trump. It maintained that its energy decisions were guided by national interest and the need to ensure affordable supplies for its huge population.
这一逻辑与特朗普现在从俄罗斯购买柴油所给出的理由相同。今年早些时候，在德里和华盛顿达成贸易协议框架后，美国取消了对印度的25%惩罚性关税。然而，特朗普的虚伪却受到专家和美国官员的严厉批评。前美国官员、曾在乔治·W·布什政府任职的费根鲍姆指出了这一矛盾。“无论总统是否行使豁免或特殊条款，美国都保留在格雷厄姆制裁法案下胁迫、威胁和惩罚印度的选项，因为印度从俄罗斯购买石油，而总统现在却为美国从俄罗斯购买柴油。这种虚伪将进一步恶化美印关系，而且美国自身看来似乎也不得不依赖俄罗斯，这种荒谬更是雪上加霜。”费根鲍姆在推特上写道。
The same logic that Trump has given now to purchase diesel from Russia. The 25% punitive tariffs were removed by the US earlier this year after Delhi and Washington reached a trade deal framework. Trump's hypocrisy, however, came under sharp criticism from experts and US officials. Feigenbaum, a former US official who served in the George W. Bush administration, called out the contradiction." So whether or not the President exercises a waiver or carveouts, the US retains the option to coerce, threaten, and penalise India under the Graham sanctions bill for buying from Russia, while the President now buys diesel from Russia for the US. And that hypocrisy, which will help to further tank US-India relations, comes on top of the sheer absurdity of the US itself seemingly having to rely on Russia?"
目前，特朗普希望尽管俄罗斯交易引发了尴尬的虚伪问题，但它能够说服美国选民，他关于即将到来的经济救济的承诺不仅仅是空谈。- 结束
Feigenbaum tweeted. For now, Trump will be hoping that the Russia deal, despite the awkward hypocrisy questions it has raised, will persuade American voters that his promise of imminent economic relief is more than empty rhetoric.- Ends