两党12名参议员呼吁总统撤销其放宽俄罗斯柴油出口制裁的决定，称该协议将帮助莫斯科继续在乌克兰发动战争。
Senators Urge Trump to Reverse Diesel Deal With Putin A bipartisan group of 12 senators called on the president to drop his decision to ease sanctions on Russia’s exports of diesel fuel, saying the deal would help Moscow continue the war in Ukraine.
两党参议员周二敦促特朗普总统撤销其放宽俄罗斯柴油出口制裁的决定，警告称该协议对降低美国能源成本几乎没有作用，反而会为弗拉基米尔·V·普京总统提供财政生命线，以继续他在乌克兰的战争。
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday urged President Trump to reverse his decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, warning that the agreement would do little to lower energy costs for Americans and would provide President Vladimir V. Putin with a financial lifeline to continue his war in Ukraine.
“此协议是对我们敌人的馈赠，也是对我们盟友的背叛，”包括六名民主党人和六名共和党人在内的参议员在致特朗普先生的信中写道，并补充称该协议“既不会实现正义，也不会使美国人受益。”该信由康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔牵头，发布时间恰逢国会仅几周前以压倒性多数通过旨在加大对莫斯科及其盟友经济压力的立法。
“This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our allies,” the senators, including six Democrats and six Republicans, wrote in a letter to Mr. Trump, adding that the agreement would “not achieve just ends, nor will it benefit Americans.”The letter, led by Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, came just weeks after Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation intended to increase economic pressure on Moscow and its allies.
共和党签署者包括北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯、缅因州参议员苏珊·柯林斯、阿拉斯加州参议员丽莎·穆尔科斯基、肯塔基州参议员米奇·麦康奈尔、得克萨斯州参议员约翰·科宁和俄克拉荷马州参议员艾伦·阿姆斯特朗。这些共和党人近年来在多个问题上曾公开反对特朗普。他们与新罕布什尔州参议员珍妮·沙希恩、伊利诺伊州参议员理查德·J·杜宾、罗德岛州参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯和杰克·里德、特拉华州参议员克里斯·昂斯以及布卢门撒尔参议员（均为民主党人）联名。
The Republican signatories included Senators Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, John Cornyn of Texas and Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma. Most of those Republicans have spoken out against Mr. Trump on various issues in recent years. They joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Richard J. Durbin of Illinois, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed of Rhode Island, Chris Coons of Delaware and Mr. Blumenthal, all Democrats.
议员们认为，允许俄罗斯柴油重新进入全球市场对燃油价格的影响可以忽略不计，尽管政府正试图缓解因与伊朗战争而导致的能源中断。相反，他们警告称，这笔收入将使俄罗斯受益，并且“无疑将为其所期望的消耗战提供资金，并推动其与中国、伊朗和朝鲜的安全合作。”该信函还凸显了共和党人在应对莫斯科问题上的分歧。
The lawmakers argued that allowing Russian diesel back into global markets would have a negligible effect on fuel prices, even as the administration seeks to ease energy disruptions stemming from the war with Iran. Instead, they warned, the revenue would benefit Russia and “undoubtedly finance its desired war of attrition and advance its security cooperation with China, Iran and North Korea.”The letter also highlighted divisions among Republicans over how aggressively to confront Moscow.
值得注意的是，签署人中没有南卡罗来纳州参议员达琳·格雷厄姆，她曾推动特朗普上个月签署成为法律的俄罗斯和伊朗制裁立法。她的兄弟、参议员林赛·格雷厄姆在7月去世前一直是该立法的主要支持者。
Notably absent from the signatories was Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina, who championed the Russia and Iran sanctions legislation that Mr. Trump signed into law last month. Her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, had been the leading proponent of the legislation before his death in July.
此外，还缺少阿拉巴马州共和党参议员凯蒂·布里特，她一直试图在国家安全问题上发挥更积极的作用，包括乌克兰和俄罗斯政策；以及密西西比州共和党参议员罗杰·威克，他是武装服务委员会的共和党主席，也是乌克兰的坚定支持者。威克参议员在特朗普周五宣布协议的时候，正在基辅会见乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基。
Also missing were Senator Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, who has sought to play a more forceful role on national security issues, including Ukraine and Russia policy; and Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee and a staunch supporter of Ukraine. Mr. Wicker was meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Kyiv around the time Mr. Trump announced the agreement on Friday.
周一，布里特参议员在接受《阿拉巴马每日新闻》采访时表示，她支持继续“对俄罗斯施加最大压力以结束其对乌克兰的非法战争。”但她并未像她的一些共和党同僚那样，彻底谴责总统的举动。
In a statement to Alabama Daily News on Monday, Ms. Britt expressed support for continuing to “apply maximum pressure on Russia to end its unlawful war against Ukraine.”But she has not gone as far as some of her G.O.P. colleagues in denouncing the president’s move.
布里特、格雷厄姆和威克三位参议员未在信函中署名，这一点尤为引人注目，因为该信函明确呼吁实施制裁法，而参议员们表示，该立法旨在通过对俄罗斯及其助长莫斯科战争的国家施加更大的经济压力，以加强特朗普的谈判地位。
The absence of Ms. Britt, Ms. Graham and Mr. Wicker from the letter was particularly notable given its explicit appeal to the sanctions law, which the senators said was intended to strengthen Mr. Trump’s negotiating position by increasing economic pressure on Russia and countries helping sustain Moscow’s war.
“普京是一个暴君，”议员们在信中写道，敦促特朗普撤销该举动，并行使国会最近授予他的制裁权力。
“Putin is a tyrant,” the lawmakers wrote, urging Mr. Trump to reverse the move and exercise the sanctions authorities that Congress had recently granted him.
罗伯特·吉米森为《纽约时报》报道国会事务，重点关注国防问题和外交政策。
Robert Jimison covers Congress for The Times, with a focus on defense issues and foreign policy.