Turkey to buy part of Russian diesel under Moscow-Washington deal

Turkey will buy part of the diesel fuel that Russia supplies to global markets, under an agreement between Moscow and Washington. According to Report.az, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said so on the Haber 7 television channel.

Bayraktar stressed that the deal is very important for the country's energy security. He said Russia had restricted diesel exports when it began facing this problem in recent months, and that it has now reached an agreement on diesel with US President Donald Trump.

As the outcome of the talks, Bayraktar said, part of the diesel will be brought to Turkey. He gave no further details on the volume or timing of the supplies. Trump announced on October 9 a deal for large-scale supplies of Russian diesel to the United States and global markets. The same day, the US Ministry of Finance opened the way for Russian diesel to enter the global market and temporarily exempted it from American sanctions until April 7, 2027.