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Russia to Send First Diesel Tanker to U.S. on Thursday
Russia will send its first diesel tanker to the US on Thursday under the agreement between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters Wednesday, according to TASS and Prime. Novak did not name the port. He gave the tanker's displacement as 40,000 tons and said additional shipments will follow. "We will meet the United States' needs, to the extent of our capabilities," RIA quoted him as saying, via Reuters. Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday that the first tanker, which he also put…