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Russia is preparing to send a tanker carrying diesel to the United States on Thursday, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, in what multiple reports describe as the first shipment under a fuel-supply deal involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

Novak was quoted by The Moscow Times and Bloomberg Markets as saying that the tanker was expected to depart or sail on Thursday. The reports did not establish that the cargo had arrived in the United States; the available evidence supports a planned departure rather than a completed delivery.

The shipment is described as the first Russian diesel cargo or delivery to the United States under a fuel-supply arrangement involving Putin and Trump. The supplied reports do not provide the full terms of the deal or establish how it will be implemented beyond the planned shipment.

The exact amount of diesel was not disclosed in Novak’s reported statement. The Times of India separately reported that the planned shipment would contain 40,000 tonnes, but that figure appears only in that report and is not independently corroborated by the other supplied sources.

The Times of India also reported that additional Russian diesel shipments are anticipated. Separately, Handelsblatt reported that Putin offered to restore economic relations between Russia and the United States. The available evidence does not establish whether either development will lead to broader trade or what effect the planned cargo may have on energy markets.

SOURCES

  1. The Moscow TimesFirst Shipment of Russian Diesel Expected to Depart for the United States Under Trump Deal
  2. Bloomberg MarketsRussia Sees First Diesel Cargo Sailing for US on Thursday
  3. Times of IndiaRussia to send first diesel shipment to US on Thursday amid global supply crunch
  4. HandelsblattUkraine-Krieg: Russland will erste Diesellieferung Richtung USA schicken