Trump Announces Russian Diesel Supply as Treasury Eases Sanctions

President Donald Trump said Russia would supply millions of tons of diesel to the United States and global markets, while the U.S. Treasury issued a temporary license easing sanctions on eligible Russian diesel shipments. The announcement has drawn criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and intensified a public dispute over Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil facilities. Trump said Russia would provide more than 300,000 tons immediately, 500,000 tons in November and one million tons thereafter. He also described a further three million tons within a short period, conditional on the condition of Russian refineries. The figures and schedule came from Trump’s public announcement; the sources do not establish that the cargoes have shipped or reached buyers. The Treasury license allows specified transactions involving Russian-origin diesel loaded onto tankers by October 9, 2026, to proceed without U.S. sanctions through April 7, 2027. It provides a temporary legal channel for covered shipments, but does not confirm that the announced volumes will be delivered.