周六，唐纳德·特朗普总统突然决定在对俄制裁措施即将生效前夕予以豁免，此举引发了国会议员的强烈愤慨。此前，美国国会两党议员曾以压倒性多数票通过了相关立法，以彰显美国对处于俄乌战争中的乌克兰的支持。
President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia days before they were to take effect drew outrage Saturday from members of Congress, which had overwhelmingly passed the legislation in a bipartisan display of American support for Ukraine in the war with Russia.
周五晚间，两党议员纷纷谴责这一行政命令。这是这位共和党总统为拉近美国与俄罗斯总统普京的关系而采取的一系列举措中的最新动作。特朗普近期还宣布与普京达成一项柴油进口协议，试图借此缓解美国居高不下的油价——这一问题正严重影响着11月3日举行的中期选举。
Lawmakers from both parties blasted the executive order late Friday, the latest in a series of steps that the Republican president has taken drawing the United States closer to Russia's Vladimir Putin. Trump recently announced a diesel deal with Putin to import Russian energy in a long-shot effort to curb high gas prices in the U.S. that are roiling the midterm elections on Nov. 3.
特朗普此次豁免的制裁措施原本规定对印度和中国实施100%的关税。北卡罗来纳州共和党参议员汤姆·蒂利斯在社交媒体上怒斥此举“极其不负责任”。就在几小时前，乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基还表示，希望原本定于周日生效的针对俄罗斯经济的制裁措施能够重新实施。
Trump waives some Russia-related sanctions that threatened 100% tariffs on India, China “Beyond irresponsible,” said Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., on social media, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed hope that the sanctions that were supposed to take effect Sunday targeting Russian's economy could be revived.“What part of enforcing a law passed 86-11 by the Senate does the President and his advisors not understand?”
蒂利斯质问道：“参议院以86票赞成、11票反对通过了相关法案，总统及其顾问究竟没明白什么？本届政府向非法入侵乌克兰的俄罗斯独裁者妥协，实在不可理喻。”他还指出，若特朗普真想降低能源价格，就应着手解决伊朗问题——目前油价飙升很大程度上应归咎于伊朗局势，“而不是去讨好弗拉基米尔·普京。”
Tillis said. “It’s unconscionable that this administration is capitulating to a Russian dictator who illegally invaded Ukraine.”Tillis said that if Trump wants to actually bring down energy prices, he should resolve the Iran war, which is largely blamed for the spike at the pump, and “not by doing a solid for Vladimir Putin.”
得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁则表示：“已故的林赛·格雷厄姆若在世，定会对此感到震惊。”格雷厄姆生前不遗余力推动该法案的通过，该法案也因此被称为《林赛·格雷厄姆对俄制裁法案》。
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said “Lindsey would be appalled,” referring to the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who worked endlessly on the bill before he died this summer. The bill is known as the Lindsey Graham Russian Sanctions Act.
马萨诸塞州民主党议员伊丽莎白·沃伦表示，特朗普正在“蔑视国会”，并“纵容弗拉基米尔·普京继续其侵略行为”。她敦促同事们采取行动来扭转这一局面。特朗普的这些举动发生在乌克兰即将面临严冬之际——该国正面临着俄罗斯对其能源基础设施的持续攻击，这些攻击直接影响了民众的供暖和电力供应。尽管泽连斯基与特朗普的关系一直很紧张，但他仍与美国国会保持密切联系，并呼吁支持者公开表达对制裁措施的支持。
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Trump is “thumbing his nose” at Congress and “enabling Vladimir Putin to continue his war of aggression.”She urged her colleagues to take action to reverse course. Trump's actions come as Ukraine is bracing for a stark winter confronting Russia's ongoing attacks on its energy infrastructure to heat homes and keep the lights on. Zelenskyy, who has endured a rocky relationship with Trump but stayed close to the U.S. lawmakers, urged supporters to speak out on behalf of the sanctions.
由于众议院和参议院都处于休会状态（直到选举日之后才会重新开会），接下来的行动方案仍充满不确定性。特朗普以国家安全为由，宣布无限期地暂停执行这些制裁措施。在国会议员返回华盛顿之前，他们很可能无法采取任何行动来反对特朗普的决策。
The next steps are highly uncertain with the House and Senate are on recess until after Election Day. Trump said he was waiving the sanctions indefinitely, citing national security concerns. It is unlikely Congress would be in a position to take any action to challenge Trump’s moves until lawmakers return to Washington.
特朗普称泽连斯基“不是个好人”，并表示与泽连斯基打交道比与普京更困难。国会中的怀疑论者警告称特朗普不会遵守相关法律。格雷厄姆花了近一年的时间才说服特朗普同意实施这些制裁措施；该制裁方案旨在对大量进口俄罗斯石油和能源产品的国家征收高额关税，目的是切断为普京对乌克兰的战争提供资金支持的渠道。
Trump calls Zelensky ‘not a good guy’, says Ukraine President harder to deal with than PutinSkeptics in Congress warned Trump would not follow the lawIt took almost a year for Graham to persuade Trump to agree to the Russian sanctions package. It was designed to impose steep tariffs on countries that import large amounts of Russian oil and energy products and was promoted as way to halt the flow of funds fueling Putin's four-year war against Ukraine.
然而，即使在格雷厄姆去世后参议院通过了该制裁法案、泽连斯基也在旁观的情况下，国会中的怀疑论者仍认为特朗普在签署该法案后很可能不会真正执行其内容。上周，一个由两党参议员组成的团体敦促特朗普政府加大力度制裁俄罗斯，特别是那些被莫斯科用来运输石油、从而规避美国制裁的油轮。
But even as Zelenskyy had watched from the visitor gallery as the Senate advanced the package after Graham's death, skeptics in Congress warned Trump would be unlikely to follow the bill once he had signed it into law a month ago. Last week, a bipartisan group of senators urged the Trump administration to more quickly clamp down on Russia, particularly the “shadow fleet” of tankers that Moscow is using to transport oil and bypass America’s sanctions.
参议员们指出，新法律的大部分条款原定于周日生效。然而，特朗普随后宣布了与普京的柴油交易，称俄罗斯已同意向美国供应数吨燃料，而美国部分地区的油价已飙升，选民们表示可负担性问题成为首要关切。政客们抨击特朗普因“卑劣、懦弱”的对俄制裁豁免愤怒的立法者们誓言要阻止特朗普-普京的交易。众议院外交事务委员会首席民主党议员、曾领导反对格雷厄姆法案的纽约州众议员格雷戈里·米克斯警告称，特朗普将无视法律，他在周五提出立法，旨在阻止特朗普与普京的柴油交易。
The senators noted that the bulk of the new law's provisions were to be effective Sunday. Instead, Trump soon announced the diesel deal with Putin, saying that Russia had agreed to supply tons of fuel to the U.S., where gas prices have skyrocketed in some areas and voters saying affordability issues are a top concern.politicians slam Trump over ‘craven, cowardly’ Russia sanctions waiverOutraged lawmakers have pledged to stop the Trump-Putin deal. New York Rep. Gregory Meeks, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee who had led opposition to the Graham bill — warning that Trump would flout the law — introduced legislation Friday that would block Trump's diesel deal with Putin.
“在美国本应加大对克里姆林宫施压的时候，唐纳德·特朗普却在亲近普京，达成自利交易，而不是站在乌克兰一边，”米克斯在声明中表示。他称该交易“腐败”，并称其“违背了美国所代表的一切”。
“At a time when the United States should be increasing pressure on the Kremlin, Donald Trump is cozying up to Putin and striking self-enriching deals instead of standing with Ukraine," Meeks said in a statement. He called the deal “corrupt” and said it “goes against everything the United States stands for.”