No, this oil tanker didn’t carry Russian diesel to the United States
Following US President Donald Trump's October 9 announcement of an agreement signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel into the…
According to France 24, 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.
This world story centres on Russia. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian.
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- Russia · Europe
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- United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian, Following US President Donald
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- World
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