《华尔街日报》编辑委员会周日表示，特朗普总统在决定放弃以已故参议员林赛·格雷厄姆（R-S.C.）命名的立法中所包含的对俄制裁后，“在格雷厄姆遗产的背后捅了一刀”。
The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board said on Sunday that President Trump had “stuck a shiv in the back” of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) legacy following his decision to waive Russian sanctions included in legislation named after the senator.
编辑委员会指责特朗普是“世界上普京总统最好的朋友”，并补充称，“证据表明特朗普希望乌克兰在普京的条件下投降。”编辑委员会在文章中得出结论称：“选举结束后，需要对特朗普与克里姆林宫日益增长的结盟——针对乌克兰、欧洲和美国利益——进行两党反思。”
The board accused Trump of being “best friend in the world” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that “the evidence compounds that Mr. Trump wants Ukraine to surrender on Mr. Putin’s terms.”“When the election is over there needs to be a bipartisan reckoning for Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with the Kremlin against Ukraine, Europe and American interests,” the editorial board concluded in its piece.
特朗普放弃了该立法套餐中的制裁，该套餐是以格雷厄姆的名义追授的，旨在施压克里姆林宫结束其多年对乌克兰的军事行动。该立法对俄罗斯主要能源购买者以及帮助该国规避制裁的实体征收关税。
Trump waived the sanctions in the legislative package, which was posthumously dedicated to Graham, that was intended to put pressure on the Kremlin to end its yearslong military operations against Ukraine. The legislation imposed tariffs on top Russian energy purchasers and those who help the country evade sanctions.
特朗普在Truth Social上为这一决定辩护，写道，他的政府正“在谈判结束俄乌战争的和平进程中”，并且“不想做任何会愚蠢地把俄罗斯推离谈判桌的事情。”他继续说道：“‘在那个时候签署’这份文件会这么做，我可以稍后签署，或者在我想要的任何时候签署。”
The president defended the decision to do so, writing on Truth Social that his administration was “in the process of negotiating Peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine” and didn’t “want to do anything that will drive, foolishly, Russia away from the bargaining table.”“g that document at this time will do that, and I can sign it later, or any time that I want,” he continued.
随着该立法套餐在众议院和参议院以较大优势通过，该举动引发了两党的不满——北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（R-N.C.）甚至称该豁免“完全不负责任”。“总统是在延长战争，而不是结束它，”内布拉斯加州众议员唐·培根（R-Neb.）在社交媒体上写道，指的是周五的命令。
The move drew bipartisan ire as the legislative package passed the House and Senate with wide margins – Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) even called the waiver “entirely irresponsible.”“The President is prolonging the war, not ending it,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) wrote on social media, referring to Friday’s order.
在特朗普签署俄油交易之后，随着全球能源价格上涨，其他共和党议员在最近几天也对特朗普与普京及克里姆林宫的亲近关系表示批评。
Other GOP lawmakers have been critical of Trump’s proximity to Putin and the Kremlin in recent days following the president’s Russian oil deal amid rising global energy prices.
根据这项协议，总统表示俄罗斯可以“立即”开始向乌克兰供应30万吨柴油，11月份再追加50万吨，随后“紧接着”再供应100万吨。乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基严厉批评了特朗普的这两项决定，称这一豁免措施进一步加剧了这位美国领导人与乌克兰之间的关系紧张。
Under this agreement, the president said Russia could “immediately” begin supplying 300,000 tons of diesel, an additional 500,000 tons in November and then one million tons “immediately thereafter.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed both of Trump’s decisions as the waiver marked another flashpoint in the world leader’s relationship.
周日，泽连斯基在接受美国全国广播公司新闻频道《与媒体见面》节目采访时称，乌克兰信任特朗普，并表示如果美国选择支持普京而非乌克兰，那将是“难以置信”的事情。
On Sunday, Zelensky stated in an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press” that Ukraine trusted Trump, adding that it would be “unbelievable” for the U.S. to support Putin over him.