At least three vessels loaded with approximately 140,000 metric tons of Russian diesel fuel departed the Baltic port of Primorsk and are currently crossing the Atlantic Ocean toward the US East Coast. The shipments including the Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes, the Sierra Leone-flagged Leruo, and the Russian-flagged Talisman—are expected to make landfall in early November. Trump administration officials are encouraging domestic fuel buyers to accept the cargoes, though industry groups and lawmakers warn of legal ambiguity and potential future sanctions liability.
The fuel shipments follow an October 16 executive order waiving select US energy sanctions on Russian fuel products, structured under a broader bilateral agreement between Washington and Moscow to increase global supply and lower domestic pump prices.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/trump-aides-leaning-us-firms-accept-russian-diesel
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