爱荷华州得梅因 —— 又有两名共和党人呼吁特朗普总统动用一项两党法律对俄罗斯实施惩罚，加入了越来越多对其决定豁免制裁表示异议的行列，这些制裁旨在迫使莫斯科结束在乌克兰的战争。
DES MOINES, Iowa — Two more Republicans are calling on President Donald Trump to use a bipartisan law to impose penalties on Russia, joining a growing chorus who disagree with his decision to waive sanctions meant to force Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.
“我认为我们需要运用经济火力，帮助推动[俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·]普京回到谈判桌前，”参议员凯蒂·布里特（共和党-阿拉巴马州）今天在得梅因对 Semafor 表示。“我认为俄罗斯正处于这场战争以来最黑暗的时刻，现在是我们施加压力的时候。”布里特当时正与参议院候选人、众议员阿什利·辛森（共和党-爱荷华州）一同竞选，后者对特朗普向普京示好也表达了类似的保留意见。
“It is my belief that we need to use economic firepower to help drive [Russian President Vladimir] Putin to the table,” Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told Semafor in Des Moines today. “I believe that Russia is at the darkest point that they’ve been at in this entire war, and now is the time for us to turn up the pressure.”Britt was campaigning with Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, who expressed similar reservations about Trump’s overtures toward Putin.
“我认为我们不需要再与俄罗斯达成任何协议，”辛森说。特朗普曾表示，他豁免制裁是为了让俄罗斯留在谈判桌前。
“I don’t think we need to be making any more deals with Russia,” Hinson said. Trump has said he waived sanctions to keep Russia at the negotiating table.
白宫发言人泰勒·罗杰斯表示，“现在执行制裁条款将阻碍美国正在进行的、旨在谈判达成乌克兰与俄罗斯之间持久且全面和平协议的努力。”“如果总统认定这样做将促进国家利益，他保留随时行使这些权力的能力，”罗杰斯说。
White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said that “enforcing the sanctions provisions now would impede ongoing US efforts to negotiate a durable and comprehensive peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.”“The President retains the ability to exercise these authorities at any time if he determines that doing so would advance national interests,” Rogers said.
辛森表示，她计划周四与特朗普一同竞选，并暗示届时可能会提出俄罗斯制裁议题。
Hinson said she plans to campaign with Trump on Thursday and indicated she may raise the topic of Russia sanctions then. — Burgess Everett and Morgan Chalfant