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Tanker With 40,000 Tons of Russian Diesel Bound for New York Under Trump-Putin Deal
Read this in the Market Flux appA tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is en route to New York following a deal struck between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to ship-tracking data reported exclusively by Reuters and confirmed by the Kremlin. The Kremlin said Thursday that the first vessel under the arrangement was already underway and that more shipments would follow, marking the first direct flow of Russian energy to the United States under a bilateral agreement.
The delivery is part of Trump's broader effort to reduce domestic diesel prices ahead of the midterm elections, but Reuters analysis found those relief efforts are growing increasingly costly as election day approaches. Trump has also invoked the Cold War-era Defense Production Act to boost domestic petroleum production and refining capacity, underscoring the administration's urgency around fuel prices.
The diesel deal sits inside a wider diplomatic opening between Washington and Moscow. A reported U.S. peace framework for Ukraine envisions a demilitarized zone along the current frontline, trilateral negotiations among Ukraine, Russia and the United States, Ukraine dropping its NATO membership bid in exchange for EU integration and investment, broad sanctions relief for Russia, and a potential restart of the Nord Stream gas pipeline into Europe. Despite both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaling openness to U.S.-mediated talks on Thursday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged drone and missile strikes on each other's capitals overnight, and the two sides did conduct a prisoner swap of 270 soldiers each on Friday.
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- ReutersTanker carrying 40,000 T of Russian diesel heads to New York after Putin-Trump deal, data shows
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