Writing in the state-run Granma newspaper, the 89-year-old revolutionary leader rebuffed the American president’s suggestion that the 54-year-old trade embargo be lifted, putting the cold war in the Americas to rest.

【翻译】在国家主办的《格拉玛报》上撰文，89岁的革命领袖拒绝了美国总统的建议:54年的贸易禁运应该被解除，以便使冷战在美洲得以平息。

【分析】

1. Writing in the state-run Granma newspaper, 现在分词短语作方式状语，修饰谓语动词rebuffed。

2. putting the cold war in the Americas to rest, 现在分词短语作带有目的性的伴随状语，修饰embargo be lifted（贸易禁运被解除）。