Moscow (AFP) – Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are en route to the United States, with a fourth expected to depart Wednesday, says Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, after Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin stuck a deal this month to ease sanctions in exchange for Moscow releasing diesel onto global markets — to a fierce Ukrainian and European backlash. “The ships are currently en route. The agreements reached between President Vladimir Putin and President Trump are being implemented,” Novak tells reporters.
