美国财政部已要求俄罗斯主权财富基金帮助解决与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京就出口俄罗斯柴油达成的协议相关的付款问题，普京的投资特使基里尔·德米特里耶夫周五表示。
The US Treasury has asked Russia's sovereign wealth fund to help solve payment issues relating to a deal between presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on the sale of Russian diesel, Putin's investment envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Friday.
德米特里耶夫称，财政部已要求他所领导的俄罗斯直接投资基金“促进付款并解决战术问题”。
Dmitriev said the Treasury had requested the Russian Direct Investment Fund, which he heads, to "facilitate payments and solve tactical issues".
他补充说，俄罗斯直接投资基金“将努力确保所有付款高效并到达预期接收者手中”。
The RDIF "will work to ensure that all payments are efficient and reach their intended recipients", he added.
特朗普一周前宣布的该协议涉及向美国和全球市场供应俄罗斯柴油，以降低燃油价格，这是美国总统在下个月中期选举前的首要任务之一。
The deal announced by Trump a week ago involves the supply of Russian diesel to US and global markets in order to lower the price of the fuel, a key priority for the US president ahead of next month's mid-term elections.
但该协议遭到乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的强烈批评，因为它要求解除一些特朗普本人对俄罗斯石油实施的制裁。
But the agreement, fiercely criticised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, requires the removal of some sanctions on Russian oil that Trump himself has imposed.
“如此多的制裁层层叠加，以至于人人都感到困惑；现在很难弄清楚该如何摆脱这种局面，”德米特里耶夫在莫斯科的俄罗斯能源周会议上表示。
"There are so many layers of sanctions piled on top of one another that everyone has become confused; it's difficult now to figure out how to navigate a way out of this situation," Dmitriev told the Russian Energy Week conference in Moscow.
“目前正在就如何解除这些制裁进行头脑风暴——这正是美国目前正在开展的工作。”德米特里耶夫是俄美就结束乌克兰战争进行谈判的关键人物，他曾表示，柴油协议可能成为两国其他形式经济合作的典范。
"Brainstorming sessions are already under way regarding how to lift these sanctions - that is exactly what the United States is currently working on." Dmitriev, a key figure in talks between Russia and the United States on ending the Ukraine war, has said the diesel deal could serve as a model for other forms of economic cooperation between the two countries.
但他表示，即将在美国生效的《格雷厄姆法案》将实际上禁止两国之间的任何投资合作。
But he said that the Graham Act, about to come into force in the United States, would effectively prohibit any investment cooperation between the two countries.
这项旨在通过加大对俄经济压力以应对其在乌克兰战争中的广泛制裁和关税法案，以提出该法案的已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆命名。
The sweeping sanctions and tariff bill, intended to increase economic pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine, is named after late Senator Lindsey Graham, who introduced it.
“这部法律显然阻碍了俄美项目，也阻碍了两国在稳定能源市场和在全球市场中运营方面所发挥的作用，” 德米特里耶夫说。
"This law clearly hinders Russian-American projects, as well as the role both nations play in stabilizing energy markets and operating within the global marketplace," Dmitriev said.