The Kremlin said Friday that a first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States has set sail under a new import agreement, according to a report by ABC News. The summary of that report does not name the vessel, the volume of its cargo, or its destination port.
PBS NewsHour, citing The Associated Press, reported that the tanker set sail "two weeks after" President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin, even though Moscow has invaded Ukraine. The PBS NewsHour headline also frames the shipment as sailing despite protests from Ukraine.
The two reports differ in emphasis. ABC News focused on the Kremlin's statement and the new import agreement. The PBS NewsHour version, based on AP reporting, places the sailing in the context of Trump's earlier announcement of a deal with Putin and the protests from Ukraine, details that the ABC News summary does not mention.
Neither summary describes the terms of the import agreement, the nature or substance of Ukraine's protests, or any response from the United States government. The available summaries of both reports also do not say when the tanker is expected to arrive.
Both accounts rely on the Kremlin's announcement for the report that the tanker has sailed. Neither summary says the departure was independently confirmed.
Sources: ABC News: Kremlin says first tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the US; PBS NewsHour: The Kremlin says a first tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for the U.S. despite Ukraine's protests.