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President Donald Trump's plan to allow imports of Russian diesel appeared to falter as two tankers initially bound for the United States changed course. Trump announced an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 to make more than 300,000 metric tons of Russia's diesel available immediately to U.S. and global markets, with larger shipments to follow. The U.S. banned Russian energy imports after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the deal angered some lawmakers and foreign allies. The arrangement has yet to produce a confirmed U.S. delivery. Two sanctioned tankers that departed from the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk last month originally declared their destinations as the U.S. East Coast. As of Thursday, both had changed course, one toward Brazil and the other into the Mediterranean, according to marine data company Kpler and vessel traffic site MarineTraffic.com.
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