Russia Says Diesel Output Still Sufficient for Exports

The framing matters more than the number: by calling the surplus sufficient for both domestic and export demand, Moscow is signalling that diesel remains a sanctioned-exposed but functioning export channel, even as refinery disruptions have thinned the buffer. That keeps global diesel balances — not crude — as the pressure point to monitor. Whether the surplus continues to cover both obligations, or domestic priorities start to squeeze export volumes, is the open question.