The governor of New Jersey calls on the state's ports not to accept diesel fuel from Russia.

The governor of New Jersey calls on the state's ports not to accept diesel fuel from Russia.

The governor of the US state of New Jersey, Mickey Sherrill, sent a letter to the ports urging them not to accept tankers with Russian diesel, the "New York Times" (NYT) reported Tuesday, citing a document in his possession. "Sherrill sent letters to a dozen operators of ports and transportation terminals in New Jersey on Monday, warning them to turn around tankers with Russian diesel," writes the NYT.