Russia-US Diesel Deal Is Already Lowering Prices, Lavrov Says
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MENAFNWriting in a Russian daily newspaper, Lavrov said Moscow, unlike its adversaries, does not use economic ties to “settle geopolitical scores” or weaken rivals. He pointed out that Russia has delivered $320 billion worth of energy resources to Europe.
“An important contribution to energy security was the agreement reached between the leaders of Russia and the United States to suspend restrictions on the export of Russian diesel fuel,” Lavrov said.
Implementation is already underway, he said, and has triggered an immediate drop in prices. He vowed that Moscow will keep working to steady global energy markets, protect energy security and promote balanced, sustainable development.
The agreement was unveiled last month by US President Donald Trump after a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Under its terms, Moscow agreed to “immediately supply” more than 300,000 tons of diesel to the US and global markets.
Trump said Russia would send a further 500,000 tons in November, then 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.”
Another 3 million tons would follow “within a short period,” he said, depending on the condition of Russian diesel refineries.
Putin said the shipments would benefit the global economy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sharply criticized the deal, warning that easing limits on Russian diesel exports could help bankroll Moscow’s war effort.
Lavrov argued that a stable global energy system is vital for sustained economic growth and technological progress. He blamed Western sanctions and the seizure of foreign-owned tankers for disrupting fuel markets.
He also accused Ukraine of continuing to hit critical infrastructure in Russia and beyond, saying the attacks had “gone unheeded” despite Trump’s calls for them to stop.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Lavrov said, is another major destabilizing factor that has badly damaged the energy sector.
“The claims by NATO, the EU, and their member states to dictate terms in various maritime areas are entirely unacceptable,” he said.
Shifting to food security, Lavrov called it another essential pillar of global stability. He claimed sanctions and other barriers have contributed to hunger affecting more than 600 million people worldwide.
He further argued that Western countries are resisting the rise of a multipolar world order.
“In keeping with a colonial paradigm that has by no means disappeared, there are attempts to deny the growing centers of development in the Global South and East the right to participate in global governance in a manner commensurate with their actual weight in world affairs,” he added.
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