Russia-related General License 135, "Authorizing Transactions Related to the Sale, Delivery, Offloading, and Importation of Diesel Fuel of Russian Federation Origin."

Date issued: Oct. 09 2026

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TURBOFAC Commentary (318 words)

Notes:

1) Highly unusual GL issued in connection with worldwide diesel supply shock related in part to the Iran and Russia/Ukraine-related conflicts. See https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/2108634962517786739, https://apnews.com/article/trump-russia-diesel-midterms-12baccc7aade559bf329079b0548c9da and https://x.com/USTreasury/status/2108630834169385310 for further background.

2) The GL covers “that are related to the sale, delivery, offloading, or importation, including importation into the United States, of diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin”. This includes “importation” into all countries, not just the United States (“a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market.”).

3) Considering that the GL authorizes against the entirety of the RuHSR and URSR (with no carveouts for any SDNs or any service-specific prohibitions), and that the term...