南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员达琳·格雷厄姆表示，尽管特朗普总统已签署行政命令暂缓对俄制裁措施，但她仍希望继续维持这些制裁。
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) said she would rather keep sanctions on Russia after President Trump signed an executive order to waive the penalties.
“总统与我的目标是一致的，那就是结束战争、降低汽油与柴油价格。而制裁法案正是实现这一目标的手段之一。是否启用这一手段，决定权在总统手中，”她在周六接受美联社采访时说道，当时正值特朗普即将访问南卡罗来纳州之际。
“The president and I share the same goal, which is to end the war, get gas and diesel prices down, and the sanctions bill is one of the tools we can use to do that. It’s up to him whether or not he chooses to use it,” she said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press, referring to Trump’s upcoming visit to South Carolina.
“就我个人而言，我倾向于继续对俄罗斯施压，以促使战争结束并降低油价。因为我不信任普京，也不信任俄罗斯，”她补充道。
“Personally, I would choose to keep the pressure on Russia to end the war and get the gas prices low, because I don’t trust Putin and I don’t trust Russia,” she added.
特朗普为这一举措进行了辩护。根据《林赛·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯与伊朗法案》第115条的规定，总统有权采取此类措施。该法案以格雷厄姆已故哥哥的名字命名，特朗普于今年9月签署了该法案。
The president has defended the move, which is allowed under Section 115 of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanction Russia and Iran Act. He signed the law, which was named after the senator’s late brother, in September.
作为特朗普力荐的候选人，达琳·格雷厄姆在哥哥林赛于7月份意外去世后接任参议员一职。已故的林赛是一名立场强硬的鹰派共和党人，他曾竭力推动对俄实施制裁，试图迫使俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京结束乌克兰战争。
The freshman senator, who was endorsed by Trump, succeeded her brother Lindsey after his unexpected death in July. The late Republican, a vocal war hawk, fought for the bill to put sanctions on Russia in an attempt to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
达琳·格雷厄姆坦言，出于对普京及俄罗斯的不信任，她原本更希望维持制裁措施。她还表示，这项法案对她已故的哥哥而言“意义重大”。
Darline Graham said she would have preferred to keep the sanctions in place because she did not trust Putin or Russia. She added that the legislation “meant a lot” to her late brother.
就在对俄能源制裁即将生效的前两天，特朗普下令暂缓实施这些措施。该法案此前已在国会两院获得绝大多数两党议员的支持并顺利通过。
Trump ordered the sanctions pause on Russian energy just two days before they were set to take effect. The legislation passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support.
能源部长克里斯·赖特周日也为这一暂缓举措辩护称，此举旨在向俄罗斯施加压力以促成战争结束，并非为俄罗斯提供“经济生命线”。
Energy Secretary Chris Wright also defended the waiver Sunday, arguing that it was meant to add pressure to end the war and was not an “economic lifeline” for Russia.
此举引发了多名共和党人的批评，包括北卡罗来纳州参议员汤姆·蒂利斯（R-N.C.），他称其为“极其不负责任”。蒂利斯在社交平台上写道：“政府屈服于一名非法入侵乌克兰、每日屠杀无辜平民的俄罗斯独裁者，这种行为令人无法容忍。”共和党人还就总统与莫斯科的柴油交易发声，反对向美国市场进口约220万吨俄罗斯柴油。
The halt drew criticism from several Republicans, including Sen. Thom Tillis (R- N.C.), who called it “beyond irresponsible.”“It’s unconscionable that this administration is capitulating to a Russian dictator who illegally invaded Ukraine and butchers innocent civilians every single day,” Tillis wrote on social platform Republicans have also spoken out against the president’s diesel deal with Moscow to import around 2.2 million tons of Russian diesel into the U.S. market.