Tanker loaded with Russian diesel is heading to New York

According to the Reuters agency, which relies on data from the global data provider LSEG, a tanker loaded with Russian diesel fuel is heading to New York. The medium-sized tanker Agioi Fanendes, sailing under the Maltese flag, was loaded at the port of Primorsk on October 22 and is carrying 40 thousand tons of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. The ship is scheduled to arrive in the US on November 7. 1TV+2

1tv and imedinews report that this process is the result of an agreement reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on October 9. According to mtavari-fb, Donald Trump temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel until April 7, 2027, after a telephone conversation with Putin. 1TV+2

1tv and imedinews note that Trump is trying to reduce diesel fuel prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, for which he has eased some restrictions on sanctions against Russia and threatened Europe with cutting off diesel exports. Russia has agreed to lift the ban imposed on diesel exports. According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Novak, by the end of the year, Russia will be able to increase diesel exports to 3-3.5 million tons per month. 1TV+1