Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract
A deal between Russia and the US to supply diesel fuel is expected to take up to 20 days for delivery once contracts are signed.
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What this story says
- Russian diesel shipments to the US will take 15 to 20 days after contracts are signed, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
- The date for signing the contract has not yet been announced.
- US President Donald Trump announced the diesel agreement last week, aiming to lower fuel prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 5 of the 17 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
70/100
Craft
95/100
Hype
12/100
17 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
Only 1 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Russian diesel will take between 15 and 20 days to reach the US market once contracts are signed, Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Alexander Novak said. The signing date for these contracts has not yet been announced. US President Donald Trump announced the agreement with Moscow last week, stating it was intended to lower fuel prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.
Disagreement on contract signing
While most reports state the signing date has not been announced, one digest from Nettavisen noted that the signing date is not known. Another digest from Aftenposten also stated it is not known when the agreement will be signed.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated digests mention any potential consequences for Europe, which was noted in an unrated digest from srpskainfo.com.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 73 times, most recently on 19 Oct 2026, 17:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports from 15min.lt, France24, and Radio France Internationale led on the estimated delivery time for Russian diesel to the US. These reports all stated that shipments would take 15 to 20 days after contracts are signed. Radio France Internationale also mentioned that US President Donald Trump announced the agreement last week as a way to lower fuel prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.
Right
7 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports from Free Malaysia Today News, Aftenposten, and ARY News focused on the delivery timeline for Russian diesel to the US. All three digests stated that deliveries would take 15 to 20 days from the contract signing date. Free Malaysia Today News and Aftenposten noted that negotiations on commercial terms and contract finalisation were under way, with no signing date set. Aftenposten also mentioned that it is not known when the agreement will be signed.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract?
- Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 17. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 8% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract biased?
- Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract is one event reported by 17 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Novak: Russian diesel to US will take 15-20 days after contract?
- 17 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- How long will it take for Russian diesel to reach the US?
- Russian diesel shipments to the US will take between 15 and 20 days after contracts are signed, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. The exact date for signing the contract has not yet been announced.
- Why has the US agreed to buy diesel from Russia?
- US President Donald Trump announced the diesel agreement with Moscow last week. The stated aim was to lower fuel prices for American consumers ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.
- When will the diesel shipment contract be signed?
- The signing date for the diesel shipment contract between Russia and the United States has not yet been announced. Negotiations on commercial terms and contract finalisation are reportedly under way.
Read it at the source
25 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
5- US, Russia, Ukraine and Diesel: With Iran at the End (opens Geopolitical Futures in a new tab)
Geopolitical Futures — is Geopolitical Futures biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia: Diesel Delivery to the United States Will Take 15-20 Days (opens 15min.lt in a new tab)
- Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia (opens France24 in a new tab)
- Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia (opens Radio France Internationale in a new tab)
Radio France Internationale — is Radio France Internationale biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia-US Diesel Deal Delivery To Take 15-20 Days: Russia (opens Barron's in a new tab)
Right
7- Not a day without an interview: After the conclusion of the deal between Russia and the United States, Zelensky communicates daily with journalists (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia-US diesel deal deliveries to take 15-20 days, says Moscow (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Free Malaysia Today News — is Free Malaysia Today News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia: Shipping Diesel to the US Will Take up to 20 Days (opens Aftenposten in a new tab)
Aftenposten — is Aftenposten biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia (opens ARY News in a new tab)
- Russia-US Diesel Deal Delivery to Take 15-20 Days: Russia (opens Newsmax in a new tab)
- Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia (opens Bangkok Post in a new tab)
Bangkok Post — is Bangkok Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump’s Russian diesel deal: A temporary fix for America’s fuel crisis (opens weeklyblitz.net in a new tab)
weeklyblitz.net — is weeklyblitz.net biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
Not rated
12- Russian Diesel Goes to the USA! Delivery Deadline Is up, but Trump's Man Cools Emotions (opens Warszawa W Pigułce in a new tab)
Warszawa W Pigułce — is Warszawa W Pigułce biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russian Diesel Fuel to Be Shipped to the US. Deadline Has Been Set. (opens Business Insider (Poland) in a new tab)
Business Insider (Poland) — is Business Insider (Poland) biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The First Russian Diesel Shipment to the US Could Arrive Within 2-3 Weeks (opens Heti Világgazdaság in a new tab)
Heti Világgazdaság — is Heti Világgazdaság biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Russia Reveals How Long It Will Take to Deliver Diesel to U.S. (opens lrytas.lt in a new tab)
- Russian Diesel Goes Across the Atlantic: Putin and Trump Agreed on Deliveries, and Moscow Tells Europe - "You Are Shooting Yourself in the Foot" (opens 6yka.com in a new tab)
- Russian Diesel Soon on the American Market (opens srpskainfo.com in a new tab)
srpskainfo.com — is srpskainfo.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US President Donald Trump says diesel deal aimed to keep ... (opens FXStreet in a new tab)
- Russian Diesel Won't Make It to the by-Elections (opens Nettavisen in a new tab)
Nettavisen — is Nettavisen biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- Controversial agreement: Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia (opens rtl.lu in a new tab)
- Russian Diesel Agreement: Deliveries to the United States Will Take 15 to 20 Days After Contracts Are Signed (opens dhnet.be in a new tab)
- Novak: Diesel Fuel Shipments to the US Will Take Place 15-20 Days After the Contract Is Signed. (opens anlatilaninotesi.com.tr in a new tab)
anlatilaninotesi.com.tr — is anlatilaninotesi.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Approaching Russia: What Is Behind Trump's Cuddly Course (opens zdfheute.de in a new tab)
zdfheute.de — is zdfheute.de biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
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