The Russian Federation and the United States have begun negotiations on diesel supplies to world markets. Moscow is predicted to emerge from sanctions isolation despite EU criticism

The Ministries of Energy of Russia and the United States have begun negotiations on the supply of diesel to world markets. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced the start of the discussion in an interview with Vesti.

“There were previously sanctions in place; they were lifted by our American colleagues for six months. And today negotiations are already underway between our companies and buyers of Russian raw materials, as well as between the ministries of energy,” he confirmed. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Russia can increase diesel fuel exports to 3.5 million tons monthly.

Novak noted that since 2022, more than $320 billion of energy resources have been supplied to Europe. “The figure is significantly higher than even the 250 billion announced by our American colleagues,” he noted.

Novak also added that due to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a difficult situation is developing on the world market. According to him, an agreement with the United States will allow Russia to balance the situation. He noted that providing fuel to the domestic market remains a priority. “As for the domestic market, this is a priority for us, and it is fully supplied with diesel fuel, since the capacity of our oil refineries is significantly higher than the needs of the domestic market,” the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Europe caught in hypocrisy

The special representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and the head of the RDIF, Kirill Dmitriev, commenting on the figures given by Novak, pointed out a contradiction in the policy of the European Union. According to him, European officials are demonstrating hypocrisy by criticizing the Russia-US deal while Europe continues to purchase Russian energy resources.

Prior to this, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent harshly responded to criticism of the diesel fuel deal from Europe. He called such statements hypocrisy.

Russia's exit from sanctions isolation

Earlier, Americanist, head of Dubravsky Consulting and author of the Campaign Insider Telegram channel Pavel Dubravsky said that the diesel deal with the United States means for Russia a way out of sanctions isolation. He admitted that the lifting of the absolute majority of anti-Russian sanctions is unlikely to be expected in the near future. However, a very important step in this direction has already been taken, Dubravsky added.

A similar opinion was expressed by former Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic. According to him, the Russia-US deal on diesel is a breakthrough in the chain of sanctions that the West has built against Moscow. He noted that Trump has shown himself to be practical and pragmatic.

Vucic added that the agreements between the two countries lead to serious changes throughout the world. In addition, he admitted that one of the goals of the diesel deal between the Russian Federation and the United States is to distance Moscow from China.