First Tanker with Russian Diesel Heads to US Under Trump-Putin Deal

A tanker carrying 40,000 tonnes of Russian diesel departed Primorsk and is scheduled to dock in New York in early November.

A first tanker carrying Russian-produced diesel has departed for the United States following the easing of oil export sanctions under understandings reached between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, South Korean news agency Yonhap and The Kyiv Independent reported, citing Reuters.

According to London Stock Exchange Group data cited in the reports, the Malta-flagged vessel was loaded with approximately 40,000 tonnes of diesel at Russia's port of Primorsk. The ship is scheduled to arrive at the Port of New York on November 7.

Further details regarding the scope of future agreements have not yet been released.