Al Jazeera English reported on 7 November 2026 that no Russian diesel has arrived in the United States. The outlet said tankers carrying Russian diesel are being diverted away from the US. It reported that buyers are wary of the fuel because they fear legal action. Al Jazeera English framed the reluctance of oil traders to buy Russian diesel as following what it described as a deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. The terms of that deal, the legal action buyers fear, the rules involved, the destination and number of diverted tankers, and the volumes and time frame of the trade are unclear.
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Al Jazeera English: No Russian diesel has reached US as tankers are diverted
Buyers fear legal action, the outlet reports; the account has not been independently verified
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- Al Jazeera English reported that no Russian diesel has arrived in the US.
- The outlet said tankers carrying it are being diverted away from the US.
- It reported that buyers are wary of the fuel because they fear legal action.
- The outlet linked traders' reluctance to what it described as a deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
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- Al Jazeera EnglishWhy are oil traders refusing to buy Russian diesel after Trump-Putin deal?