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⬤ MEDIUM 16 Oct 2026, 08:36 UTC

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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