The Trump-Putin deal to supply Russian diesel fuel to the US is facing difficulties: two tankers changed course due to sanctions risks and reluctance among American buyers to accept the fuel. A third tanker is still heading towards New York, but may also change its course -. FT. Meanwhile, the Democrats who won the mid-term elections for the US Congress intend to increase aid to Ukraine and put a new support package to Kyiv for a vote -. Reuters. There's a lot of buzz about all this online right now, but what are we supposed to do with this information? Medvedev has already responded.