40,000 tons of Russian diesel are bound for New York—due four days after Americans vote
The tanker loaded at a Baltic port Ukrainian drones struck in March. Trump wants cheaper diesel before the midterms.
A tanker flagged in Malta is transporting 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel bound for New York, according to Reuters, citing LSEG shipping data. The delivery is scheduled to occur on 7 November, four days following the American midterm elections. The tanker, Agioi Fanendes, loaded the cargo on 22 October at the Baltic port of Primorsk.
The deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was announced two weeks prior when the US Treasury temporarily waived sanctions on Russian diesel. However, energy analysts are skeptical that the deal will significantly lower diesel prices, with the primary cause being the ongoing war with Iran disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has instead attributed the rise in US fuel prices to Ukraine's strikes on Russian refineries. The tanker took on the diesel on the same day that Moscow had promised Russian officials that the medium-sized vessel would sail for the US on 22 October. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak had previously pledged the shipment, along with more to follow, asserting that Russia would meet US demands within its capabilities.
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