爱荷华州共和党联邦众议员阿什利·辛森周日称俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京为“杀人犯”，并敦促美国不要与俄罗斯达成任何协议。
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) on Sunday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “murderer” and urged that the U.S. not make any deals with Russia.
ABC新闻节目《本周》主持人乔纳森·卡尔询问了作为参议员候选人、乌克兰坚定支持者的辛森，她如何看待美国特使史蒂夫·威特科夫上周对普京的评价，威特科夫当时称这位俄罗斯领导人是一位“人道主义者”。
ABC News’s “This Week” host Jonathan Karl asked Hinson, a Senate candidate and a staunch supporter of Ukraine, what she made of U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s remark to Putin last week calling the Russian leader a “humanitarian.”
“他是杀人犯，不是人道主义者，”辛森说。“我认为我们不应与杀人犯和独裁者做交易，这也是我挺身支持乌克兰的原因。我认为乌克兰是一个热爱自由的国家……我们不应允许独裁者获胜。”辛森表示，她曾前往乌克兰会见该国总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基，并称赞乌克兰人民“极具韧性”。她重申美国不应与俄罗斯做交易，并称自己曾投票支持针对俄罗斯的制裁方案。特朗普总统几周后豁免了对俄罗斯的制裁。
“He’s not a humanitarian, he is a murderer,” she said. “I don’t think we should be making deals with murderers and dictators, and that’s why I stood up for Ukraine. I think that Ukraine is a freedom-loving country … We should not be allowing a dictator to win.”Hinson said she traveled to Ukraine to meet with its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and called the country’s people “incredibly resilient.”She reiterated that the U.S. should not make deals with Russia, saying she voted for a sanctions package targeting Russia. President Trump waived sanctions on Russia weeks later.
“坦白说，我已被禁止入境俄罗斯，所以我认为这传递出一个非常明确的信息，说明我对待俄罗斯的立场，”辛森继续说道。“再说一遍，我希望尽快结束国外的所有这些冲突。我认为没人喜欢永无止境的战争，但我们绝不能让独裁者获得更多胜利。”卡尔表示，这位爱荷华州共和党人勾勒出了她与特朗普的两个显著分歧，并询问她将如何在这两个方面对特朗普提出挑战。
“And, frankly, I’ve been banned from going [to Russia], so I think that sends a very clear message about my approach to Russia,” Hinson continued. “Again, I want to bring all these conflicts abroad to an end as quickly as possible. I don’t think anybody likes forever wars, but certainly we cannot be empowering dictators to win more.”Karl said the Iowa Republican outlined two strong differences between her and Trump, and asked how she would challenge him on those fronts.
“你当面挑战他，对吧？”她说。“这正是我所做的。我认为他在某事上错了，我绝不怕告诉他。同样，当他做得对时，我会成为最坚定的盟友。我认为爱荷华州人期望你这样履职。他们不喜欢空洞的辞令。”
“You challenge him in person, right?” she said. “And that’s exactly what I’ve done. I’m not afraid to tell him when I think he’s wrong on something. And again, when he’s right, I will be the fiercest ally for someone. And I think that’s how Iowans expect you to do your job. They don’t like empty rhetoric.”
维特科夫因在俄罗斯圣彼得堡的一次会议上对普京的赞扬而遭到抨击，当时这位特使宣布释放了美国教师斯蒂芬·哈伯德。共和党议员质疑这番言论，参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（共和党-北卡罗来纳州）在社交平台X上写道：“WTF，史蒂夫？”特朗普本月早些时候签署行政命令豁免对俄制裁，也引来议员们的强烈反弹。他上周三表示，哈伯德的获释与豁免制裁有关，这些制裁旨在扼杀俄罗斯继续对乌克兰发动战争的能力，而在批评他之后，他收到了“许多”道歉。
Witkoff faced backlash for the praise he gave Putin during a meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where the special envoy announced the release of American teacher Stephen Hubbard. Republican lawmakers questioned the remark, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) writing on the social platform X, “WTF, Steve?”Trump’s executive order earlier this month to waive sanctions on Russia was also met with blowback from lawmakers. He said last Wednesday that Hubbard’s release was related to waiving sanctions meant to strangle Russia’s ability to continue waging its war on Ukraine, and he received “numerous” apologies after criticizing him.
“如果实施了制裁，那些谈判肯定会完全彻底地停摆，”他在“真相社交”上写道。
“If sanctions would have been placed, certainly those negotiations would have come to a complete and total halt,” he wrote on Truth Social.
对豁免制裁的反应，与特朗普同克里姆林宫达成的柴油交易交织在一起，该交易意在降低柴油价格，以应对伊朗战争导致的能源短缺。议员们猛烈抨击这笔交易，五名众议院共和党议员致信敦促他取消该交易。
The response to the waiver was coupled with Trump’s diesel deal with the Kremlin, with the intent to lower diesel prices amid the energy shortage caused by the Iran war. Lawmakers slammed the deal, with five House Republicansg a letter urging that he cancel the deal.