Russia will dispatch its first tanker with diesel for the United States on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to the Vedomosti news outlet, after a deal with Donald Trump.
Russia lifted its self-imposed ban on diesel exports on October 9, introduced to tackle domestic shortages triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, after reaching the deal with Trump to supply diesel to global markets.
Novak said on Wednesday the vessel will carry 40,000 metric tons of the fuel, adding that the paperwork on the fuel supply is nearing its completion, according to media reports. He did not name the port from which the cargo will be delivered.
Given that the UK has been siezing any and all oil tankers coming out of Russia, they have the opportunity to do the funniest thing right now.
Britain has siezed one tanker, and assisted France with siezing one other. I think Russia may have more than two.
They won’t though, they’re mega cucked to the US (unless that suddenly changed under the new guy but I’d imagine not).