The first shipment of Russian diesel arrives on the U.S. East Coast barely 24 hours after the announcement, indicating that the agreement preceded its public unveiling when the tanker Minerva Zenn left St. Petersburg on September 22.

The first shipment of Russian diesel arrives on the U.S. East Coast barely 24 hours after the announcement, indicating that the agreement preceded its public unveiling when the tanker Minerva Zenn left St. Petersburg on September 22.