Russia will dispatch its first tanker with diesel for the United States on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, according to the Vedomosti news ​outlet, after a deal with Donald Trump.

Russia lifted its self-imposed ban ​on diesel exports on October 9, introduced to tackle domestic shortages triggered ⁠by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, after reaching the deal with Trump to supply diesel to ​global markets.

Novak said on Wednesday the vessel will carry 40,000 metric tons of the fuel, ​adding that the paperwork on the fuel supply is nearing its completion, according to media reports. He did not name the port from which the cargo will be delivered.

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    6 days ago

    It won’t change prices at all.

    But it gives them a working premise that eventually enough will come to effect prices.

    What’s really going to hurt is harvesting, because many states opened up red diesel for red use already. One of the big reason it’s separated from the rest of the supply is to control prices. When there’s less, the price goes up. They can’t counter that without buying more diesel, dying it red, and selling at a loss.

    This is just the thiniest excuse for people to ignore this one issue and still vote Republican.

    It’s a total desperation move.

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      4 days ago

      Red diesel just means it has no road taxes applied

      I don’t many people are using it. AFAIK, only states were lifting the restriction, which they technically can’t do since it includes federal taxes

      Also that dye is designed to be visible for a very long time. I used red diesel in my heater once last winter and the red is still visible even though I’ve gone through a dozen tanks of kerosene since

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        4 days ago

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        Red diesel is diesel saved for agriculture use…

        It’s dyed red, to show that’s what it’s for.

        Now, I answered a question without you even asking one, please answer one I’m asking:

        What did you think the point of saying it red was?