New Jersey governor threatens to block delivery of Russian diesel cargoes
Mikie Sherrill calls Trump’s deal with Putin ‘corrupt and illegal’ as she weighs moves to stop shipment to east coast port
The first shipment of Russian diesel destined for the United States following a recent agreement between Russia and US President Donald Trump is en route to New York, according to ship-tracking data. President Trump announced the deal this month, citing his efforts to curb rising diesel prices before the November 3 US midterm elections.
The agreement allows Russia to waive certain sanctions, while also pressuring European countries to release more oil from their emergency reserves to help alleviate price pressures. The tanker Agioi Fanendes, a medium-sized ship flagged under Malta, is carrying 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel, and is scheduled to arrive in the US on November 7.
The tanker was loaded with the diesel in Russia’s Baltic port of Primorsk on October 22. The identity of the buyer and seller for the shipment remains undisclosed.
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