Trump's threats work strangely: Russian diesel went to the country of his supporter

After the introduction of additional 25 percent duties on India for the purchase of Russian oil, US President Donald Trump threatened duties on other buyers of raw materials from Russia. Nevertheless, deliveries to most countries continue. Including Argentina, whose president is a supporter of the US president.

Tanker TG Crab loaded a batch of diesel fuel in St. Petersburg and heading to Argentina. This is evidenced by the AIS data of the courts.

The vessel can carry 33 thousand tons of oil products and left the Russian port on the Baltic on August 12. He plans to arrive in Argentina on September 8.

The flight of a tanker with Russian diesel demonstrates that, despite Donald Trump's threats, oil and fuel buyers from Russia continues to purchase. And even those countries that are led by ardent supporters of the American president, such as Javier Miley, are doing this.

Is the supply of diesel from Russia's regular or one-time trip to Argentina is unknown. It is known that from time to time a Latin American country faces a shortage of diesel fuel and is forced to increase its imports.

At the same time, Argentina is not the friendliest country to Russia right now. For example, on July 15, 2023, the Flex Artemis tanker delivered a cargo of Yamal LNG to the Bahia Blanca Argentine terminal, which the international trader Gunvor sold to the state-owned company Energia Argentina. However, the ship could not unload. The country's Economy Minister Sergio Massa said that the government had banned the unloading of Russian LNG due to certain sanctions that do not exist. The batch was resold to Europe.