一组跨党派的参议员敦促总统特朗普逆转其减轻俄罗斯柴油出口制裁的决定，警告称该协议将为普京在乌克兰的战争提供财政生命线，同时几乎不会降低美国人的能源成本。由参议员理查德·布伦瑟尔领导的信件认为，该交易与旨在增加对莫斯科经济压力的最近国会立法相矛盾。签署者包括共和党人汤姆·蒂利斯、苏珊·科林斯、丽莎·默尔科斯基、米特·麦康奈尔、约翰·康宁安和阿兰·阿诺，以及民主党人琼·沙宁、理查德·德尔宾、塞尔顿·怀特豪斯、杰克·里德、克里斯·库恩斯和布伦瑟尔本人。
lawmakers contended that allowing Russian diesel into global markets would have a negligible impact on fuel prices. Instead, the revenue would benefit Russia and "undoubtedly finance its desired war of attrition and advance its security cooperation with China, Iran and North Korea." the letter highlighted divisions within the republican party regarding confronting moscow, notably absent were senator darline graham, who championed the original sanctions legislation, and senator katie britt, who supports applying maximum pressure on russia. senator roger wicker, a staunch ukraine supporter, was meeting with president zelensky in kyiv at the time of the announcement.
the senators urged trump to exercise the recently granted sanctions authorities to reverse the move and increase pressure on russia.
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