一群众议院民主党人和一名共和党人周五提出立法，以阻止总统唐纳德·特朗普与弗拉基米尔·普京之间的柴油交易。
A group of House Democrats and one Republican introduced legislation Friday to block President Donald Trump’s diesel deal with Vladimir Putin.
如果该法案到达特朗普办公桌，要通过它可能需要克服特朗普的否决，这将很困难。虽然乌克兰在国会山获得了广泛支持，但由共和党控制的国会目前休会，直至中期选举之后，而且共和党领导人尚未加入限制总统的行动。
Passing the bill, which would likely require overcoming a Trump veto if it reaches his desk, would be difficult. While Ukraine has broad support on Capitol Hill, the Republican-controlled Congress is out of town until after the midterms and GOP leaders have not signed on to an effort to rein in the president.
原油、汽油和柴油期货在法案宣布后不久均小幅上涨，而交易员们也在权衡对中东石油供应的持续担忧。
Crude oil, gasoline and diesel futures all ticked up shortly after the bill was announced, while traders also weighed continued concerns about oil supplies from the Middle East.
众议院外交事务委员会首席民主党人格雷格·米克斯提出了该立法，禁止对俄罗斯能源进行某些投资，并使财政部针对俄罗斯能源销售发放的现有和未来许可证失效。该立法还将使对俄罗斯能源的一些制裁成为强制性的。
Representative Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the legislation prohibiting certain investments in Russian energy and nullifying existing and future licenses issued by the Treasury for Russian energy sales. It would also make some sanctions on Russian energy mandatory.
米克斯在一份声明中指责特朗普“亲近普京”，并向他“提供数百万美元，以便他可以毫无顾忌地继续屠杀乌克兰平民”。退休的内布拉斯加州共和党人唐·贝肯曾严厉批评特朗普的俄柴油交易，并将其比作内维尔·张伯伦，他共同提出了该法案。
Meeks accused Trump in a statement of “cozying up to Putin” and handing him “millions of dollars to continue slaughtering Ukrainian civilians with impunity.”Retiring Republican Don Bacon of Nebraska, who has excoriated Trump on the president’s diesel deal with Russia and compared him to Neville Chamberlain, cosponsored the bill.
宾夕法尼亚州共和党人布莱恩·菲茨帕特里克此前宣布，他将提出立法，以禁止任何购买俄罗斯石油。菲茨帕特里克未被米克斯周五发布的共同提案人名单所包括。
Republican Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania previously announced he would propose legislation to bar any purchase of Russian oil. Fitzpatrick wasn’t included on the list of co-sponsors released by Meeks on Friday.
国会曾在2022年普京入侵乌克兰后通过了一项禁止进口俄罗斯石油的禁令。柴油和汽油价格已成为共和党人在即将到来的选举中的主要阻力。
Congress previously enacted a ban on importing Russian oil in 2022 after Putin invaded Ukraine. Diesel and gasoline prices have become a major headwind for Republicans heading into the elections.
特朗普向美国和全球市场供应俄罗斯柴油的交易预计短期内对价格影响甚微。但如果俄罗斯官员承诺的在年底前恢复柴油出口得以持续，将显著缩小全球供应缺口。然而，鉴于乌克兰对炼油厂的无人机袭击仍在继续，俄罗斯能否履行承诺仍不明确。
Trump’s deal to supply the US and global markets with Russian diesel is widely expected to have minimal impact on prices in the short term. But a sustained return to diesel exports by the end of the year — as promised by Russian officials — would meaningfully shrink global supply deficits. Still, it’s unclear whether Russia will be able to fulfill commitments amid continued Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries.
如果该供应未能实现，则可能意味着美国原油和美国制造柴油的需求仍将保持高位。
If that supply fails to emerge, it would likely mean that elevated demand for US crude and US-made diesel continues.