Minister Sergei Lavrov ⁠said the ​accord under which Russia is to supply diesel to the US and world ​markets is already working and lowering prices, writing in a piece published in Moscow dailyKommersant.Lavrov said Russia was distinct from the West in not ​using its economy ‌to score political points against countries seen as adversaries ⁠or competitors."Since 2022, we have supplied Europe with energy resources worth $320 billion," Lavrov wrote in Kommersant."An important ‌contribution to energy security was the agreement between the Russian and ⁠US leaders to suspend restrictions on the export of Russian diesel. We have already started implementing it, which immediately brought prices down."US ​President Donald Trump announced on October 9 the surprise deal ‌under which Russia agreed to immediately export 300,000 metric tons, or 2.25 million barrels, to the US and global markets, followed by 500,000 tons in November and ‌1 million tons "immediately thereafter" to help lower fuel prices ahead of the US midterm elections.