Russia Says Diesel Exports Could Top 3.5 Million Tons a Month as Trump Deal Lifts Sanctions
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Updated · Reuters · Oct 12
Russia Says Diesel Exports Could Top 3.5 Million Tons a Month as Trump Deal Lifts Sanctions
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Oct 12
Summary
3.0-3.5 million metric tons a month of diesel exports could be restored by year-end, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, putting Russia above the volumes Trump announced after temporarily lifting US sanctions.
Novak said that would return exports to pre-crisis levels after Ukrainian refinery strikes and Russia's own sales restrictions slashed shipments, though Moscow still sent 427,000 tons to Central Asia last month under government deals.
Trump said Russia would supply 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons after that; Novak said the added flows were already pushing global diesel prices down 5%-6%.
The arrangement is politically fraught: Trump aides told Kyiv it was meant to draw Moscow back to talks, but Zelenskiy and some US lawmakers say it hands Russia revenue without concessions as Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy sites continue.