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Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast

Shipments follow a deal between US President Trump and Russian President Putin to ease fuel prices.

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Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast

What this story says

  • Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are en route to the eastern Atlantic coast of the United States.
  • Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed the shipments are part of a deal to supply US and global markets.
  • The first cargo, 40,000 metric tonnes, is expected to arrive in New York on November 7.
  • The agreement was announced by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to address fuel prices before the November 3 midterm elections.

Who covered it

Left 17%(1)Centre 0%(0)Right 83%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

86/100

Craft

95/100

Hype

30/100

15 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 6 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.

Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading towards the eastern coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced the shipments, stating they are part of an agreement to supply the United States and global markets with fuel. The first tanker, carrying 40,000 metric tonnes, is expected to reach New York on November 7. Novak also indicated that Russia could supply up to 500,000 metric tonnes of diesel in October.

This development follows an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced earlier in October. The stated aim of the deal is to ease fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3. The US government has temporarily eased sanctions on Russian fuels as part of this arrangement. The first cargo of 40,000 tonnes represents a small fraction of the US's daily diesel consumption.

Disagreement on sanctions reversal

The in.gr report states the US government temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuels, which had been imposed to deny Moscow revenue for its war in Ukraine. India Today reports that the Trump administration temporarily eased sanctions affecting Russian fuel supplies, noting this move came despite Washington's earlier efforts to isolate Moscow economically. It also states the agreement represents a reversal of Washington's efforts to cut Moscow's energy revenues following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated reports mentioned criticism from Ukraine or European officials regarding the deal. None of the right-rated reports mentioned the specific arrival date of November 7 for the first cargo, nor did they specify the exact amount of the first shipment as 40,000 metric tonnes. No centre-rated outlet reported on this story.

Tags:#RussianDiesel#USPolitics#EnergyMarkets#DonaldTrump#VladimirPutin#Sanctions

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 24 Oct 2026, 02:00, 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

  • The left-rated report from in.gr led with the announcement of three tankers carrying Russian diesel heading to North America. It detailed that these shipments are part of an agreement to supply the US and global markets, citing Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. The report noted that Russia could supply 500,000 metric tonnes of fuel in October. It also mentioned that the US government had temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian fuels, which were imposed due to Russia's war in Ukraine. The report included a quote from Novak stating the first three tankers were on their way to the eastern Atlantic coast with support from the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Centre

0 rated outlets

No outlet rated centre has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports from India Today, Protothema, news-pravda.com, EADaily, and Sapo focused on the agreement between Trump and Putin and its implications for fuel prices and US policy. India Today highlighted the deal as a 'Trump-Putin agreement' and a 'sanctions reversal' aimed at easing fuel prices before the midterms, noting it was the first Russian diesel shipment to the US since July 2023. It also mentioned criticism from Kyiv and European officials. Protothema's digest stated Moscow was speeding up fuel shipments after temporary easing of US sanctions to lower prices. News-pravda.com's digest focused on Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak's statement about the tankers being en route. EADaily's digest noted that three tankers were transporting Russian diesel to the US simultaneously. Sapo's digest framed the event as a 'black swan' event, unusual given the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and linked it to a potential shift in Washington's approach to Moscow.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 0% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast biased?
Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast is one event reported by 15 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 Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast?
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 Three Russian diesel tankers en route to US coast?
15 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 many Russian diesel tankers are heading to the US?
Three tankers carrying Russian diesel are heading towards the eastern Atlantic coast of the United States. The first of these is expected to arrive in New York on November 7.
Why are these Russian diesel shipments being sent to the US?
The shipments are part of an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The stated goal is to increase fuel supplies and ease fuel prices in the US and global markets ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
What is the quantity of the first diesel shipment?
The first cargo consists of 40,000 metric tonnes of Russian diesel. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak indicated that Russia could supply up to 500,000 metric tonnes in October as part of the deal.

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0

No outlet in this group ran the story.

Right

5

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