Change of heart. Two tankers loaded with Russian diesel and bound for the United States as part of the “diesel deal” have already changed course, the Financial Times reported. One of them is reportedly now headed for Brazil, while the other has entered the Mediterranean Sea and is anchored off the coast of Algeria, awaiting […]

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