A tanker carrying 40,000 tons of Russian diesel departed from Primorsk on October 22, with an expected arrival in New York on November 7, according to Reuters. The shipment is reportedly part of an agreement between Putin and Trump aimed at reducing US fuel prices before the midterm elections.

The report from Reuters suggests a political motivation behind the fuel shipment, linking it to efforts to lower US fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections. The specific details of the alleged Putin-Trump agreement are not elaborated upon.