The developments come after Trump announced in October that 300,000 metric tonnes of Russian diesel would be released into global markets as part of an arrangement with Putin, amid a sharp increase in diesel prices across the United States.
\n\nSeveral oil tankers carrying Russian diesel that were reportedly heading towards the United States have changed course, raising questions over a deal between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring fuel supplies to the American market.
\n\nAccording to shipping data from marine intelligence company Kpler and vessel-tracking platform MarineTraffic, two sanctioned tankers that departed from Russia's Baltic Sea port of Primorsk last month have altered their declared destinations. One vessel is reportedly heading towards Brazil, while the other has entered the Mediterranean Sea.
\n\nHowever, the proposed shipments have encountered logistical and legal complications because US sanctions against Russian energy supplies remain largely in place.
\n\nThe Financial Times reported on Wednesday that two tankers appeared to have changed their destinations and were no longer heading towards the United States.
\n\nRussian presidential envoy and negotiator Kirill Dmitriev rejected the report, describing it as “fake” and claiming that the vessels remained on course for the US.
\n\n“Fake. Tankers destined for…
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