[Regnum] Russia will send its next tanker of diesel fuel for the global market on October 28. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced this on October 27.
"We expect it on the 28th," Novak told reporters at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.
Earlier, three tankers with exported diesel fuel left Russian ports.
On October 25, Novak said that Russia is ready to provide its partners with any volume as part of the diesel deal with the United States.
On October 9, Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed global energy issues by telephone. The Russian President expressed his willingness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US and global markets.
Following this, the US Treasury Department, at Trump's direction, issued a temporary license for Russian diesel fuel supplies. The White House chief announced that Russia was prepared to export up to 3 million tons of fuel monthly.