Following US President Donald Trump's October 9 announcement of an agreement signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel into the United States, a number of pro-Russian social media accounts began claiming that a Russian oil tanker was already carrying thousands of barrels of diesel to the United States. The ship was actually carrying fertiliser.
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday, October 9, that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import millions of tons of Russian diesel.