"Tankers With Russian Diesel Are 'drifting' In The Ocean"

• 2.11.2026, 12:30

So far, no American company has signed a contract to purchase Russian fuel.

The diesel fuel that Donald Trump agreed to have shipped to the U.S. with Vladimir Putin is now of no use to anyone. This was stated by Yevgeny Dikiy, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, former company commander of the “Aidar” battalion, and director of the National Antarctic Scientific Center, during an appearance on Radio NV.

According to him, the story of the diesel “for our friend Donald” seems quite curious. “No one in the U.S. wants to buy this diesel right now. Donald didn’t buy it; he authorized its shipment. ‘Rushka’ happily sent the tanker on its way, but so far, not a single American company has decided to buy this diesel,” Dikiy said.

He emphasized that the volume of Russian shipment is “absolutely laughable” for the American market: it amounts to roughly half of the country’s daily diesel fuel consumption, so it will have no impact on the market whatsoever. Furthermore, the U.S. itself is an exporter, not an importer, of diesel. “In other words, the market value of this diesel fuel is highly questionable, while its political toxicity is absolutely certain,” Dikiy noted.

In his view, American corporations operate in the real world; they see the sociological landscape and understand what results are expected in the U.S. elections. That is why companies are asking themselves: why do they need “this Russian ‘blessing,’ these three drops of Putin’s diesel,” which, “like hands covered in fuel oil,” you can’t wash off afterward.

Tankers carrying Russian diesel, according to Dikiy, are “drifting” in the ocean and aren’t docking anywhere because so far no company has signed a contract to purchase the fuel.