# Russian oil tankers stuck drifting at sea as no buyer takes up Trump’s diesel deal

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2 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 12, 2026, 2:09 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/world-news/russian-oil-tankers-drifting-at-sea-as-no-buyer-takes-up-trump-diesel-deal/>

Russian tankers looking to import diesel into the US as part of President Trump's deal with Moscow are stuck drifting at sea as no company dares touch the processed crude.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 12, 2026, 11:06 AM: [Trump’s Russia Diesel Deal Struggles to Find Willing US Buyer](<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/trump-s-russia-diesel-deal-struggles-to-find-willing-us-buyer>) — Bloomberg (Business & finance, United States, rated Center)
  An accord brokered by President Donald Trump to sell Russian diesel to the US appears to have failed to clear a key hurdle: finding a willing customer.
- Nov 12, 2026, 2:09 PM: [Russian oil tankers stuck drifting at sea as no buyer takes up Trump’s diesel deal](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/world-news/russian-oil-tankers-drifting-at-sea-as-no-buyer-takes-up-trump-diesel-deal/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States, rated Lean right)
  Russian tankers looking to import diesel into the US as part of President Trump's deal with Moscow are stuck drifting at sea as no company dares touch the processed crude.