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GFCN official says reports on Russia-US diesel deal may mislead
GFCN vice president Daniil Bisslinger said European countries would attack the diesel deal between Russia and the United States with what he called misleading claims.
He made the comments at a media forum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The deal has drawn attention after a Financial Times report said tankers heading to the US had changed course.
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev dismissed that report as fake and criticized the newspaper.
Bisslinger said some coverage can use true facts but present them in a way that creates a false impression.
He argued that the deal matters because it could signal improved relations between Russia and the United States and help stabilize international conditions.
He said opponents would also criticize other initiatives, including talks and draft settlement proposals.
The statements were made on November 9; no further developments on the deal were given.
GFCN vice president Daniil Bisslinger said reports about a Russia-US diesel deal may present genuine facts in a misleading way.
He said some countries and groups would attack initiatives that could signal improved international relations.
Bisslinger was referring to a Financial Times report that tankers bound for the United States under the deal had changed course.
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev dismissed that report as fake, according to TASS.
Bisslinger made his comments in Tashkent during the 3rd Russia-Uzbekistan Media Forum.
- Who
- Daniil Bisslinger, vice president of the Global Fact-Checking Network, commented on reports about the deal.
- What
- He said reports could use genuine facts to create a false impression. The Financial Times report said tankers bound for the United States under the deal had changed course; Kirill Dmitriev dismissed it as fake.
- When
- November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Why
- Bisslinger said the deal and other contacts could signal possible normalization or stability, which he said some countries or groups oppose.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Financial Times reported that tankers heading to the United States under the diesel deal with Russia had changed course.
Kirill Dmitriev dismissed the Financial Times report as fake.
Daniil Bisslinger commented on the report and the deal at the 3rd Russia-Uzbekistan Media Forum in Tashkent.
The 3rd Russia-Uzbekistan Media Forum took place in Tashkent.
- Deal
- Russia-US diesel deal
- GFCN official
- Daniil Bisslinger, vice president
- Disputed report
- Financial Times report on tankers changing course
- Russian official
- Kirill Dmitriev, special envoy and RDIF CEO
- Forum
- 3rd Russia-Uzbekistan Media Forum, Tashkent, November 9-10
What people are saying
What is particularly dangerous is that genuine facts are used, but everything is packaged in a way that creates a false impression.
The issue here is not the diesel or the deal, but the fact that these contacts and this dialogue indicate possible normalization or prospects for stabilizing the international situation.