一个由两党成员组成的众议院立法者团体敦促唐纳德·特朗普总统切实执行他上个月签署的针对俄罗斯的制裁法案。他们警告称，随着关键的执行期限临近，美国不应向莫斯科提供任何经济上的宽慰或援助。这封由加州民主党众议员吉姆·科斯塔（Jim Costa）牵头起草、并首次向《POLITICO》杂志公开的信中，22名众议院议员要求特朗普政府在10月18日前全面实施这项以已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（Lindsey Graham）的名字命名的制裁法案，并废除其政府最近与俄罗斯达成的柴油贸易协议。
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers urged President Donald Trump to follow through on the Russia sanctions law he signed last month, warning on Thursday against giving Moscow economic relief as a key enforcement deadline approaches. In a letter led by Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and shared first with POLITICO, 22 House lawmakers asked Trump to fully implement the sanctions law named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham by Oct. 18 and scrap his administration’s recent Russian diesel deal.
信中写道：“随着俄罗斯准备对乌克兰发动新一轮军事行动，美国有机会通过对弗拉基米尔·普京及其战争资金提供者的最大压力来重振和平努力。”这些议员在信中同时要求特朗普政府“立即、全面地”对那些为俄罗斯战争提供资金的俄罗斯官员、寡头及银行实施制裁；同时也要对那些帮助莫斯科逃避制裁的外国银行、秘密航运公司以及中间人进行处罚。
“As Russia prepares to wage a fifth winter campaign against Ukraine, the United States has an opportunity to reinvigorate peace efforts by placing maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin and the governments and networks that finance his war,” the lawmakers wrote in the letter sent to Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
签署这封信的议员包括共和党众议员唐·贝肯（Don Bacon，内布拉斯加州）、布莱恩·菲茨帕特里克（Brian Fitzpatrick，宾夕法尼亚州）、迈克尔·麦考尔（Michael McCaul，德克萨斯州）和乔·威尔逊（Joe Wilson，南卡罗来纳州），以及民主党众议员斯坦尼·霍耶（Steny Hoyer，马里兰州）、马西·卡普图尔（Marcy Kaptur，俄亥俄州）和贾里德·戈尔登（Jared Golden，缅因州）等。
The House lawmakers called for the Trump administration to apply sanctions “to their fullest extent and without delay” against Russian officials, oligarchs and banks financing the war — as well as the foreign banks, shadow fleet operators and intermediaries helping Moscow evade restrictions. Included among the lawmakers who signed Thursday’s letter are Republican Reps.
此前，特朗普总统已于周五宣布俄罗斯将向美国市场供应数十万吨柴油；因此，这些议员的要求进一步加剧了来自两党的压力。他们还要求政府详细说明哪些制裁措施和关税将在10月18日前生效，是否有任何条款会被推迟或豁免，以及政府如何协调这一柴油贸易协议与现行禁止进口俄罗斯能源的法律法规。
Don Bacon (Neb.), Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Michael McCaul (Texas), Dan Newhouse (Wash.) and Joe Wilson (S.C.), along with Democrats including Reps. Steny Hoyer (Md.), Marcy Kaptur (Ohio) and Jared Golden (Maine) — among others. The lawmakers' demands Thursday add to growing bipartisan pressure on Trump over his deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, after the president announced on Friday that Russia would supply hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel to the “American and Global Marketplace.”
“普京屡次表现出只会回应压力，而不会领情善意，”众议院议员们写道。“此举将明确表明，美国两党在应对此事上的立场是一致的且坚定不移；只要俄罗斯不坐到谈判桌前，继续这场战争的代价就会不断攀升。”白宫、国务院及财政部均未立即对置评请求作出回应。周二，特朗普为该协议辩护称，这是“一项造福全世界的协议”，并称这些柴油将进入全球市场而非直接运往美国。
这一举措正值总统试图在中期选举前压低燃油价格之际。据美国汽车协会统计，伊朗战争目前已持续七个月，是导致燃油价格飙升的重要因素；今年9月，柴油平均价格一度创下每加仑6.53美元的历史新高。
They also requested details on which sanctions and tariffs will take effect before Oct. 18, whether any provisions will be delayed or waived, and how the administration reconciles the diesel license with the existing statutory ban on Russian energy imports. “Putin has repeatedly shown that he responds to pressure, not goodwill,” the House members wrote. “This will make clear that American resolve is bipartisan and durable, and that the cost of continuing this war will only grow until Russia comes to the negotiating table. The White House, the State Department and the Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Trump defended the agreement Tuesday as “a deal for the world,” saying the diesel would enter global markets rather than go directly to the U.S. The move comes as the president scrambles to try to bring down fuel prices ahead of the midterms. The Iran war — now in its seventh month — has contributed to the surge in costs, with the average price of diesel peaking at a record $6.53 per gallon in September, according to AAA.