American tankers are transporting Russian diesel fuel to American shores.
Washington has turned Moscow into a pariah, yet a tanker with 300,000 barrels of Russian diesel is now headed to the US. Trump's easing of sanctions and approval of trade deals undermine years of Western pressure on the Russian economy.
This shipment marks a significant change from the policy of strict economic isolation adopted by Washington and its allies since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine. Analysts see it as the first swallow in a series of potential bilateral trade deals, signaling a significant departure from the anti-Russian move of the past four years.