Turkey Will Get Some Diesel From US-Russia Supply Deal
Turkey’s energy minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, said Turkey will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with US President Donald Trump. He said the US-Russia diesel supply deal was important for Turkey’s energy security, and the deal was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European officials and some Republican politicians. Bayraktar also said Turkey plans to bring a second floating gas production platform online in the first quarter of 2028, bringing Black Sea daily output to 45 million cubic meters.
Why it matters: The arrangement bears on energy security, as Turkey balances Russian supply, US deals and domestic gas expansion.