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华盛顿讯 — 康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔周日敦促众议院通过参议院已通过的俄罗斯制裁法案，称乌克兰战争正处于“极端紧急时刻”。
“当前是极端紧急时刻，原因在于普京可能试图升级局势，同时也因为普京在经济上已经穷途末路，”布卢门撒尔在《与玛格丽特·布伦南会面》节目中表示。“这类制裁法案将切断其战争机器的资金来源，完全可以削弱他发动这场残酷、血腥战争的能力。”
本月早些时候，长期与布卢门撒尔共同推动该法案的南卡罗来纳州参议员林赛·格雷厄姆突然去世，此后参议院两党以压倒性优势通过了这项法案，随后休会度过八月假期。如今，推动制裁的工作转移到了众议院，众议院将于本周结束为期五周的休会返回国会。但该法案在众议院的前景仍不明朗。
这项法案名为《2026年林赛·O·格雷厄姆制裁俄罗斯与伊朗法案》，将允许总统对俄罗斯石油或天然气的前五名进口国征收最高100%的关税，但对天然气进口占比低于15%且正在采取措施减少进口的国家豁免关税。不过部分众议院民主党人对赋予总统更多权限表示担忧。
当被布伦南问及民主党可能出现的反对声音时，布卢门撒尔为该法案辩护，称其是“与美国贸易代表办公室、白宫以及两党议员经过艰苦、有时甚至痛苦的谈判”达成的成果。
“该法案在参议院以86票赞成、11票反对通过——如今能如此顺利通过的法案并不多见，”布卢门撒尔说道。
这位康涅狄格州民主党议员指出，法案赋予总统“对寡头及其金融机构实施严厉制裁”的权限有所增强，同时包含了“打击影子船队”的措施，且关税权限“严格限制在俄罗斯石油和天然气的前五名进口国范围内”。
布卢门撒尔表示，这项制裁法案可能削弱俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京的地位，并提及了莫斯科的经济前景。
“他的经济正濒临重大危机，”布卢门撒尔说。“他面临着1250亿美元的赤字，相当于其国内生产总值的5%，其国债利率高达14%。”
布卢门撒尔称他“非常有信心”这项制裁法案能获得足够多的民主党议员支持，得以在众议院通过。他补充说，自己上周访问乌克兰期间，曾敦促泽连斯基像此前在参议院那样会见国会议员。
“我非常希望他能这么做，因为他是乌克兰最有力的支持者，”布卢门撒尔补充道。
此番表态此前，俄罗斯于周五晚间在基辅西部发动无人机袭击，造成了今年乌克兰境内最严重的人员伤亡。布卢门撒尔称，最新的袭击“只是每晚对医院、住宅、学校进行轰炸的其中一例”，并表示“普京正用导弹和炸弹冷血杀害乌克兰人”。
“此次访问令人振奋，因为乌克兰显然正在取得进展，正扭转战局，”他说。“但看到这场战争造成的伤亡，也令人心碎。”
布卢门撒尔表示，在会晤期间，泽连斯基列出了他的优先事项，这位康涅狄格州民主党议员将其称为“泽连斯基交给我的家庭作业”。
“第一要务就是通过俄罗斯制裁法案，”布卢门撒尔说。
Sen. Blumenthal urges House to pass Russia sanctions bill amid a “moment of extreme urgency” in Ukraine
2026-08-30 13:17:17 EDT / CBS News
Washington — Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on Sunday urged the House to approve the Senate-passed Russia sanctions bill amid a “moment of extreme urgency” in the war in Ukraine.
“It is a moment of extreme urgency, for the reason that Putin may try to escalate, but also because Putin is on his heels economically,” Blumenthal said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “And this kind of sanctions bill, throttling the flow of revenue to his war machine could undercut completely his ability to wage this brutal, murderous war.”
The Senate passed the measure along wide bipartisan margins before leaving town for its August recess earlier this month, in a push that came following the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who had long championed the effort alongside Blumenthal. Now, the sanctions push moved to the House, which is set to return this week from a five-week recess. But the bill’s prospects in the lower chamber remain uncertain.
The bill, titled The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, would allow the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on the top five purchasers of Russian oil or natural gas, with exceptions for countries that import less than 15% of their natural gas from Russia that are also taking steps to reduce the imports. But some House Democrats have expressed concerns about giving the president more authority.
Asked by Brennan about possible Democratic opposition, Blumenthal defended the bill, which he said was “the result of painstaking, sometimes painful, negotiations” with the U.S. trade representative, the White House and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
“It passed the Senate 86 to 11 — not many measures doing that kind of successful passage these days,” Blumenthal said.
The Connecticut Democrat pointed to the bill’s increased authority for the president to “impose scorching sanctions on the oligarchs” and the financial institutions, along with measures to “crack down on the shadow fleet,” and tariff authority “narrowly constrained” to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas.
Blumenthal said the sanctions bill could weaken Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position, pointing to Moscow’s economic outlook.
“His economy is on the verge of major crisis,” Blumenthal said. “He has a deficit looming of $125 billion, 5% of his GDP, an interest rate of 14% on his national debt.”
Blumenthal said he’s “very hopeful” that the sanctions bill will find enough support from Democrats to pass in the House, adding that while visiting Ukraine last week, he urged Zelenskyy to meet with members of Congress, like the Ukrainian leader did in the Senate.
“I’m very hopeful that he will because he’s Ukraine’s strongest advocate,” Blumenthal added.
The comments come after a Russian drone strike west of Kyiv on Friday night that marked the deadliest attack this year in Ukraine. Blumenthal said the latest attack is “only one of every night’s bombardment of hospitals, homes, schools,” saying “Putin is killing Ukrainians in cold blood with his missiles and bombs.”
“This trip was exhilarating because Ukraine is clearly making progress; it’s turning the tide,” he said. “But it was also heartbreaking to see the toll that this war is taking.”
Blumenthal said during their meeting, Zelenskyy outlined his priorities, which the Connecticut Democrat called a “homework assignment that he gave me.”
“No. 1, the Russian sanctions bill,” Blumenthal said.