由前副总统彭斯创立的保守派智库“推进美国自由”正呼吁特朗普政府不要允许俄罗斯向美国运送未受制裁的柴油，这一消息来自《国会山报》获得的一封信。
Advancing American Freedom, a conservative think tank founded by former Vice President Pence, is calling on the Trump administration to not allow Russia to ship unsanctioned diesel to the U.S., according to a letter obtained by The Hill.
该共和党团体加入了一些参议院共和党人及其他人的行列，他们一直在反对这笔柴油交易。
The GOP group joins some Senate Republicans and others who have pushed back on the diesel deal.
“降低柴油价格的途径是增加美国的钻探和炼油，”信件作者写道。
“The way to cheaper diesel is more American drilling and refining,” wrote the authors.
“为美国已经出口的燃料向[俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔]普京支付‘血钱’是错误的、非法的且愚蠢的。”
“Paying [Russian President Vladimir] Putin blood money for fuel America already exports is wrong, illegal and stupid.”
作者包括理查德·斯特恩，他们认为进口俄罗斯石油实际上不会帮助全球石油市场，而是会为俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争提供经济支持。
The authors, including Richard Stern, argue that importing Russian oil would not actually help global oil markets but instead would give Russia the economic backing for its war with Ukraine.
他们还列出了国会通过的法律如何禁止俄罗斯向美国出售任何柴油。
They also lay out how laws passed by Congress bar Russia from selling any diesel to the U.S. Trump announced last week that Russia would ship diesel to the U.S., and the administration suspended sanctions on that diesel through next year, in an effort to bring down high diesel and fuel costs in the U.S. The economic effects of those prices are threatening Republicans’ midterm odds.
特朗普上周宣布俄罗斯将向美国运送柴油，政府随后暂停了对该柴油的制裁直至明年，以此努力降低美国高企的柴油和燃油成本。这些价格的经济影响正威胁着共和党在中期选举中的前景。但许多共和党人表示，解决办法不是求助于普京。
But the solution, many Republicans say, is not turning to Putin.
特朗普偶尔对与普京谈判持开放态度的行为，一直受到其联盟内一些共和党人的批评，尤其是那些坚定支持乌克兰的人。
Trump’s occasional openness to negotiating with Putin has come under fire from some Republicans in his coalition, especially those who are strong backers of Ukraine.
当特朗普上个月表达有兴趣邀请普京参加在迈阿密举行的二十国集团峰会时，几位参议院共和党人与民主党人一起批评了这一举动。
When Trump signaled interest last month in inviting Putin to the G20 in Miami, several Senate Republicans joined Democrats in criticizing the move.