# Trump’s diesel deal with Putin helped Russia double its exports — but the U.S. has yet to receive a single shipment, FT reports

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-diesel-deal-with-putin-helped-russia-double-its-exports-but-the-u-s-has-yet-to-receive-a-single-shipment-ft-reports/
- Published: 2026-11-12T09:27:08+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T10:28:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: 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
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Russian diesel exports doubled in October.
- Four tankers were sent to the US, but none had arrived.
- Analysts say the deal is unlikely to cut US fuel prices.

## Summary

Russia’s diesel exports rose sharply in October after the Trump administration pressed Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries and temporarily eased US sanctions on Russian diesel. The increase matters because it boosted Russia’s fuel sales abroad, although the promised US supply has not arrived and analysts say it is too small to lower American fuel prices.

Russia exported 271,000 barrels of diesel a day in October, compared with 135,000 in September, according to Kpler data cited by the Financial Times. Four tankers were sent to the United States under the deal with Vladimir Putin, but none had reached the US coast; exports to Brazil, Turkey and other countries also increased. Ukraine paused refinery strikes for a time, then resumed them in October.

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