Russian diesel did not come to America!
Donald Trump's attempt to import Russian diesel to the United States, despite the effort to ease trade restrictions, has so far been unsuccessful.
According to the reports of the AP news agency, Al Jazeera, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal, four oil tankers carrying Russian diesel fuel that were supposed to deliver the fuel to the American market were diverted or stopped due to a lack of buyers and the unwillingness of American companies to accept these cargoes.
Reports say that two oil tankers were diverted to Brazil, one to Egypt and the other to a destination in South America.
The main reason for this situation is the fear of American companies of legal consequences, sanctions and damage to their business reputation. In fact, despite the efforts of the Trump administration to facilitate the entry of Russian fuel, American companies are still not ready to accept the risk of cooperation with this business. The fear of the consequences of the sanctions continues to influence the decision of the economic activists.
The governor of New Jersey has warned ports and companies operating in that state to refuse to accept Russian diesel shipments. This is while Trump previously reached an understanding with Putin about this and proposed this plan.
The plan to import Russian diesel fuel to America, at least in the first phase, met with a practical failure and so far no cargo has been unloaded in American ports.