The shipment of Russian diesel fuel to the US began before the public announcement of the agreement between the United States and Russia.

The first Russian diesel shipment for the US is arriving on the east coast less than 24 hours after a deal securing the product was announced. The MINERVA ZEN left St. Petersburg, Russia on September 22nd and appears to have been heading for the US East Coast all along. #NAFO #ukraine #treason

The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.

🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Following yesterday's announcement of an agreement between the United States and #Russia regarding diesel fuel supplies, the first shipment of #Russian diesel, transported aboard the MINERVA ZEN vessel, is approaching the US East Coast. The vessel carries 228,000 barrels of diesel fuel and departed from St. Petersburg on September 22nd, suggesting that the deal may have been finalized several weeks ago, well before President #Trump publicly announced it yesterday.

The first russian diesel shipment for the US is arriving on the east coast less than 24 hours after a deal securing the product was announced. Now the fun part? The MINERVA ZEN left St. Petersburg, russia on September 22nd and appears to have been heading for the US East Coast all along.