Proposed Senate Probe of Russian Diesel Deal Would be ‘Pure Sabotage’ Against US Citizens– Analyst
President Donald Trump, right, shakes the hand of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. 
Even though the first three tankers with Russian diesel are already heading toward the Atlantic in line with the agreement between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Congress could block the remaining part of the deal, Russian political analyst Dmitry Drobnitsky told Sputnik.In case of success in the midterms, Senate Democrats are gearing up to investigate the deal that President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump reached on supplies of Russian diesel fuel to the global market, US media reported reported earlier in the day.Legislation could be passed that clarifies the 2022 ‘Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act,’ or under the recently signed into law Graham* Act, noted the pundit, commenting on the reported plans of Senate Democrats to investigate the Russian diesel deal if the midterms give them control of Congress.The threat of criminal and regulatory measures will hit the companies, while the US farmers and consumers will be left paying record fuel prices, the analyst underscored.
Tanker with Russian diesel fuel leaves Primorsk port, heading to New York – tracking data
There are 326,800 barrels of petroleum products on board the vessel, and the tanker has a displacement of 50,000 tonnes.
Earlier this month, Russia partially lifted its ban on diesel exports as part of the energy agreement reached by Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, allowing 500,000 tons of fuel to enter the global market in the first phase.
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