# Two tankers bound for US under Trump-Putin diesel deal change course

https://mins.news/en/item/130684

- Meduza, 2026-11-05 13:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/05/two-tankers-headed-to-us-under-trump-putin-diesel-deal-change-course

> Two tankers carrying Russian diesel that had been headed for the United States have changed course, the Financial Times reports. The Sierra Leone-flagged Leruo is now headed for Brazil, while the Russian tanker Talisman has entered the Mediterranean and is off Algeria. Both vessels are under Western sanctions.

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