Russian and American companies are negotiating the supply of diesel - Novak

According to the official, the Russian government quickly issued a directive that partially lifted the ban on diesel fuel exports and allowed it to be sold to global markets, including the United States.

Moscow, October 12. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with the Vesti news program: Russian and American companies, along with the energy ministries of both countries, are negotiating the supply of Russian diesel fuel.

"According to the agreements reached between President Putin and President Trump, the administration immediately issued a directive that partially lifted the ban on the export of diesel fuel and allowed its supply to global markets, including the United States. The corresponding sanctions that previously existed have been lifted by our American counterparts for a period of six months. Today, negotiations are underway between our Ministry of Energy and the Russian Ministry of Energy, as well as the Russian Ministry of Energy and Russian buyers. Novak said Energy.

On October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation during which, among other issues, the supply of petroleum products was discussed. The Russian leader announced that Moscow has confirmed its readiness to supply oil and oil products to the US and global markets.

Novak told TASS that Russia has begun to lift the ban on diesel exports ahead of schedule and is ready to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel in October, 500,000 tonnes in November and 1 million tonnes in December, eventually bringing the volume to 3 million tonnes per month.

Meanwhile, the Washington government exempts Russian diesel fuel shipments to global markets from US sanctions until April 7, 2027.