The figures, reported by The Wall Street Journal, put the increase at 7 cents a gallon since the October 9 announcement.
Trump said Russia was to supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel immediately, a further 500,000 tonnes in November and then an additional million tonnes. To that end, the US Treasury temporarily eased sanctions on Russian diesel until April 7, 2027.
The first tanker of Russian fuel left the port of Primorsk on October 22, Reuters reported. According to The Insider, three tankers are heading for the US east coast and are due to arrive on November 7-11. Two of the vessels are under Western sanctions.
The volumes look modest against a global market that consumes about 4 million tonnes of diesel a day, The Moscow Times noted. The WSJ, citing analysts, reported that Moscow may be unable to meet the stated volumes because of the condition of its refineries and export restrictions.
On October 21, the Russian leadership announced it was sending a tanker to the US with the first batch of diesel, 40,000 tonnes. According to maritime tracking services, the vessel Agioi Fanendes is near the United Kingdom and has only an end-of-voyage date listed, November 9. The portal Oilprice suggested that, because of sanctions, the Maltese-flagged tanker may not be allowed to enter US ports and may have to unload in Cuba.
Inside the US, the deal drew a negative reaction. Republican Mitch McConnell called the agreement with Putin "appeasement", after which Trump became a "moral bankrupt". Democrat Jamie Raskin noted that the arrangements do not override sanctions legislation, so a buyer of Russian diesel could face up to 20 years in prison.
The Republican administration had hoped to lower fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections to Congress on November 3, AFP noted. Opinion polls show that rising fuel prices have become one of the main sources of Americans' discontent. Analysts forecast a reduction in the Republican Party's representation in both chambers as a result of the elections.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Washington's decision "weak". After the deal was concluded, relations between Kyiv and Washington deteriorated.