США does not need Russian diesel, but there is an interesting point - Портников

The US market does not need additional supplies of Russian diesel, and its imports are not able to significantly reduce fuel prices. At the same time, temporary easing of sanctions may give Moscow the opportunity to resume exports and increase revenues in the future, if Russian refineries return to full operation

About it in the air "Еспресо" The journalist said Віталій Портников.

According to him, США is exported to the world market about 6 million tons of diesel fuel every month, while Russia before the Ukrainian strikes on its refineries sold about 3 million tons. Therefore, the American market does not need additional volumes of Russian diesel, and the supply of hundreds of thousands of tons will not be able to significantly affect the cost of fuel.

Портников also explained that the price of diesel depends primarily on the cost of oil and the situation on the world energy market, and not on the country of origin of fuel. In particular, the prices are influenced by the risks for navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, which increase the cost of transportation and insurance of tankers.

"Ціна дизеля не залежить від того, російський він чи американський. Весь дизель однаковий. Він приїде на заправку, де йому встановлять ту ціну, яку коштує дизель. На ньому не написано, що цей дизель зробив Путін, а цей — Трамп", the journalist noted.

At the same time, according to Portnikov, an interesting point - the consequence of the decision США is to temporarily ease sanctions restrictions on Russian diesel fuel. This may create opportunities for the Kremlin to increase exports in the coming months, if it is possible to restore the damaged refineries.

The journalist suggested that Putin could count on creating favorable conditions for the future sale of fuel. To do this, Russia needs to resume production, and Ukraine needs to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. In this case, Moscow could return to greater exports and receive additional revenues.

"Можливо, Путін сподівається, що Трамп примусить Україну не бити по нафтопереробних заводах Росії. Він їх відремонтує і зможе взимку налагодити продаж більшої кількості пального та заробити більше грошей у майбутньому", said Портников.

He added that Trump’s decision may have a domestic political motive - the American president seeks to demonstrate to voters that he is working to reduce fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections. However, according to the journalist, agreements on Russian diesel do not eliminate the main reasons for the high cost of oil.

Trump-Putin diesel deal: what is known and how Ukraine and the world reacted

Recall, 9 October Trump said "надзвичайно успішну" a conversation with Putin and an agreement on the supply of diesel. According to him, Russia will immediately put more than 300 thousand tons of diesel fuel, more 500 Tons of tons are required. NovemberAnd then another 1 million tons. Trump stressed that the price of diesel in США The world is rapidly falling to record lows.

After the conversation, Minfin США issued a temporary license that allows you to supply Russian diesel to world markets.

Zelensky criticized this decision. According to him, it will bring Moscow additional money to continue the war, and the Ukrainian negotiating team, which was in Florida, "використовують просто як ширму". He called the decision weak, and one of the possible first steps towards peace called the energy truce.

Axios wrote that during the negotiations in Miami, special representatives of Трампа Стів Віткофф and Джаред Кушнер threatened the Ukrainian side that США will deprive Kiev of intelligence if it continues to attack Russian НПЗ. This was told by a Ukrainian official, and a representative of США denied it.

Negotiations of the delegations of Ukraine, США and Europe in Miami, which were planned to be held within two days, ended early. This was reported by the correspondent of "Радіо Свобода", citing sources who said: "Другого дня не буде". Раніше Віткофф called the meeting constructive and said that the parties discussed de-escalation and the end of the war, Ukraine's energy security in the winter, security and safety guarantees.

Democratic Senator Річард Блюменталь called the "ганьбою" deal, which makes США "співучасниками війни Путіна проти України", and "плямою на репутації нашої країни". He said it contradicted congressional intent in the two-party bill on "пекельні санкції" vs. РФ. Blumenthal warned US companies considering adopting "кривавих грошей" Putin that "конгрес стежить за вами".

Уряд Великої Британії stated that his position was "не може бути чіткішою", and promised to keep pressure on Russia with the help of "найжорсткішого режиму санкцій, який коли-небудь застосовувала Велика Британія". In Finland, the agreement was called "жахливим розчаруванням".

Foreign Minister Польщі Радослав Сікорський said that the Polish embassy has information about the shortage of diesel in Moscow, which always has priority in supply. Referring to "серйозні джерела", he wrote in X that Ukraine has already damaged about 50% of Russia's oil refining capacity, and asked "звідки будуть надлишки на експорт".