# Trump-Putin diesel deal helped double Russian exports, but no shipments have reached the US, FT reports

https://mins.news/en/item/140326

- Meduza, 2026-11-12 09:27 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/12/trump-s-diesel-deal-with-putin-helped-russia-double-its-exports-but-the-u-s-has-yet-to-receive-a-single-shipment-ft-reports

> Russia exported 271,000 barrels of diesel per day in October, double September’s level, the Financial Times reported, citing Kpler data. After the Trump administration pressed Ukraine to stop hitting Russian refineries, Trump made a diesel deal with Putin that temporarily eased US sanctions on Russian diesel. Four tankers were sent to the US, but none has arrived; exports to Brazil, Turkey, and elsewhere also rose. Trump said the deal would lower US fuel prices, while analysts argued Russian supply was too small to significantly affect the market. Ukraine resumed refinery strikes in October after a pause.

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