Trump and Putin agreed. Russian fuel on its way to New York

An oil tanker carrying Russian diesel set out for New York after the US administration relaxed sanctions.

According to data from the ship tracking agency Kpler, quoted by the French AFP agency, the Maltese-flagged tanker "Agioi Fanendes" reported its port of arrival as "New York" in the automatic identification system (AIS) while sailing off the coast of Helsinki today.

It was noted that the ship, which was loaded with approximately 300 thousand barrels of diesel at the Primorsk Port on the Baltic Sea coast of Russia, left the port at night and was expected to reach New York around November 7.

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said at the press conference, "The first tanker set out to go to its buyers, that is, to the specified addresses."

Peskov stated that shipments will continue regularly.

The agreement was implemented following contacts between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin this month.

After his phone call with Putin, Trump announced that Russia would supply more than 300 thousand tons of diesel to the US market and global markets.

Within the scope of the agreement, it is envisaged that 500 thousand tons of diesel will be shipped in November and an additional 1 million tons of diesel will be shipped in the following period.

Primorsk, located in the Leningrad region close to the Finnish border and targeted by Ukraine with unmanned aerial vehicles this year, is Russia's main oil loading facility in the Baltic Sea.

The Washington administration's decision to exempt some sanctions was taken at a stage when the Russian army was increasing its attacks on Kiev.

Moscow was subject to heavy sanctions from Western countries due to the military intervention it launched in Ukraine in 2022.

Trump, who stated that his party faced voter pressure before the midterm elections next month, defended this step with the aim of reducing fuel prices.

Trump, who blamed Ukraine's attacks on Russian refineries for the price increases, shared his opinion: "Reducing prices for Americans, especially our wonderful farmers, ranchers and truckers, is my top priority."

US CONGRESS AND Kyiv ARE DISTURBED

Trump's diesel agreement with Russia also created controversy in Washington.

Some Republican and Democratic senators, united in a common bipartisan line, called for the cancellation of the agreement, which they stated would not significantly reduce fuel prices, and described the decision as a "betrayal".

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stated that the agreement was "dishonest" and called on Washington not to side with the Kremlin.

Zelenskiy warned that this step would mean "extra financial resources for Russia's war."

The shipment comes at a time when declarations of confidence that Russia will win the war are increasing and Putin maintains his intention to take control of all of Ukraine.

On the other hand, the tanker's movement came on the heels of US Special Representative Steve Witkoff's contacts with Zelenskiy and Putin this week.

As a result of Witkoff's contacts, an agreement was reached between Ukraine, Russia and the USA to restart tripartite negotiations.

The Kremlin announced that these talks are planned to be held in Abu Dhabi in November.

Putin said the negotiations should lay the groundwork for a final peace agreement, not "a short break in the hostilities" in Ukraine.

While Zelenskiy stipulated a ceasefire for the start of a real negotiation process, he claimed that there had been no change in Moscow's attitude since the Witkoff meeting.