Russia has resumed diesel export shipments from the Baltic port of Primorsk following an agreement between Moscow and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on October 15 that Russian diesel had already begun returning to the global market.
According to LSEG data cited by Reuters, a tanker carrying about 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low-sulfur diesel was loaded at Primorsk on October 13. The vessel was bound for Morocco.
Moscow partially lifted restrictions on diesel exports on October 10 following the agreement with the United States.
Trump previously said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 metric tons of diesel to U.S. and global markets. According to him, another 500,000 metric tons would follow in November, with an additional shipment of around one million metric tons after that.
The agreement drew criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European politicians and some U.S. Republicans. Critics argue that expanding petroleum-product exports provides Russia with additional revenue while its war against Ukraine continues.