New Jersey governor warns ports on Russian diesel
The gist
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill told 12 port and terminal operators to turn away tankers carrying Russian diesel.
The standoff tests whether a federal license can override a 2022 congressional import ban.
How it unfolded
- Apr 2022Congress banned energy imports from Russia in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine two months earlier.
- Oct 9, 2026OFAC issued General License 135, authorizing transactions involving the sale, delivery, offloading and importation of Russian-origin diesel through April 7, 2027.
- Oct 2026President Trump said in a Truth Social post that Putin had agreed to release millions of tons of diesel over the following three months for U.S. and global markets.