First Tanker of Russian Diesel Sails for New York Under Trump-Putin Import Deal, Reports Say
Photo: APA Malta-flagged tanker carrying 40,000 metric tons of Russian diesel is heading toward New York, the first shipment under a new Russia-US import agreement, ship-tracking data from LSEG showed on Friday. The Kremlin said Friday that the first tanker had set sail. The shipment follows an agreement President Donald Trump said he struck with Russian President Vladimir Putin about two weeks earlier, despite Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has protested the arrangement, according to AP.
Left-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative/independent and right-leaning outlets had. Right-leaning coverage, from Newsmax, leads with the ship-tracking data, the cargo size and the New York destination, and describes the deal as an agreement between Moscow and Trump reached this month. Alternative/independent coverage overlaps on the cargo and destination, with Reuters also relying on LSEG data. AP instead leads with the Kremlin's announcement and adds Ukraine's protests and the context of the invasion. The excerpts do not show a factual dispute between the sides; the difference is emphasis on tracking data versus the Kremlin statement and Ukrainian objections.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; alternative sources cite the Kremlin and Ukraine's protests, while right and alternative sources both stress ship-tracking data on the cargo.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
Reuters leads with LSEG ship-tracking data on the 40,000-ton cargo bound for New York; AP leads with the Kremlin's announcement and notes Ukraine's protests and the ongoing invasion.
Newsmax leads with ship-tracking data showing the 40,000-ton diesel cargo heading to New York, describing it as following an agreement between Moscow and Trump reached this month.