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No, this oil tanker didn’t carry Russian diesel to the United States

Following US President Donald Trump's October 9 announcement of an agreement signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel into the United States, a number of pro-Russian social media accounts began claiming that a Russian oil tanker was already carrying thousands of barrels of diesel to the United States. The ship was actually carrying fertiliser.

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Trump and Putin agree on a diesel pact: Response to the crisis or an electoral move?

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday October 9 that Russia agreed to immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel fuel to the US and world market after what the Republican described as a "very successful" conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin. We discussed this agreement with Oscar Rojas, a doctor in economics by UNAM.