Now clear that Putin's diesel deal was merely a Russian reflexive control operation to con Trump into protecting Russia's oil industry, Russia is only sending 40,000 tons of diesel, or roughly 7% of one day of America's 550,000 ton daily consumption. Further, in the time it takes for this Russian ship to make its 3 week journey to the US, the US will have EXPORTED 4.4 million metric tons.
Putin needed air defense, so Trump was given an excuse to tell the American electorate that protecting Russia's oil industry is actually protecting the US.
US gets nothing, Trump then attacks Ukraine, Ukraine loses its ability to destroy the one thing that makes Putin's war possible. Europe gets another decade of war.
Typical Russian Reflexive control operation and Trump is the ultimate moron mark.