U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia has agreed to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel to markets in the United States and around the world.
Reuters reported on Friday, October 9, that the U.S. government had also temporarily suspended restrictions on imports of Russian fuel.
According to the report, Trump announced on Friday that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a conversation to arrange the immediate supply of this volume of diesel.
He said the amount is equivalent to approximately 2.25 million barrels of fuel and that the agreement aims to reduce fuel prices in global markets.
The U.S. president added that Russia would supply another 500,000 tonnes of diesel in November, followed by an additional one million tonnes.
According to Trump, the volume of further exports will depend largely on the condition of Russia’s diesel refineries, which have been damaged in Ukrainian attacks.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has also issued a license authorizing imports of Russian diesel until April 7.
This comes after Washington imposed sanctions on Russian oil companies in October 2025 over Russia’s war against Ukraine.
