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Mateo Moreno

Russia Eyes Bigger U.S. Economic Ties After the Birthday-Call Diesel Deal

Russian and US flags are seen at the US Embassy in central Moscow on November 5, 2024, at the day of US Presidential election. (Credit: Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

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.
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