The Kremlin said on Thursday (October 15, 2026) that Russian diesel had begun to reach global markets following an agreement with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mr. Trump said last week that Russia had agreed to supply diesel to global markets in an effort to lower fuel prices, while Moscow partially lifted its ban on diesel exports from October 10 following the agreement. A tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel was loaded on October 13 and was heading towards Morocco, according to the shipping data.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European officials and some of Mr. Trump’s fellow Republican politicians strongly criticised the deal. Mr. Mr.
Trump said that Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons (2.25 million barrels) of diesel to U.S. and global markets. Energy Information Administration data, which shows daily use of around 2.94 million barrels.
That is less than a day’s supply for the U.S. transport sector alone, according to U.S. Trump also said Russia would supply another 500,000 tons in November and a further 1 million tons “immediately thereafter”, which is less than four days’ demand for U.S. transport.
