The Briefing
- Russia's Special Presidential Envoy on Foreign Investment and Economic Cooperation, Kirill Dmitriev, says the U.S.-Russia diesel agreement is only the beginning, with Moscow pushing for expanded investment cooperation in energy and natural resources.
- The deal, reached during an October 9 phone call between Trump and Putin, suspends U.S. sanctions on Russian diesel through April 2027 and covers up to 4.8 million tons of fuel; Russia partially lifted its own diesel export ban the very next day.
- The announcement triggered condemnation from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, while the United Kingdom reaffirmed its own sanctions commitments.