Russian diesel shipment heads to New York after US sanctions waiver

A Malta-flagged tanker carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel is en route to New York, following a deal announced by US President Donald Trump with Russia's Vladimir Putin. The US Treasury temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian diesel deliveries. The vessel "Agioi Fanendes" departed the Russian port of Primorsk early Friday and is expected to reach the US East Coast on November 7, according to Reuters. Under the agreement, Russia will supply 300,000 tons of diesel immediately, followed by 500,000 tons in November and an additional 1 million tons thereafter. The deal has drawn sharp criticism from Ukraine, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling it "a gift" to Putin. Trump has insisted the diesel is intended for global markets, not the US, though experts say the shipments will unlikely cause significant price drops.