The US government should investigate allegations of Russian influence in the Alaska gas project without proper authorization.

US executives quit $25bn Alaska gas venture over claims of secret Russian control Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval https://www.ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a-4303-aebb-20d59319ef1b?syn-25a6b1a6=1

This is from a firewalled FT article. The deets are at https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/us-and-russia-discussed-alaska-gas-project-1792834413.html "Joel Riddle, former CEO of Polar Train LNG, stated that the Russian company Novatek had financed the Alaska gas terminal project and determined its strategic direction even before obtaining the necessary permits from US authorities. According to him, he left the company in September due to concerns about violating sanctions. Nearly the entire management team, including the CFO, subsequently resigned." Americans!

Russia secretly financed Alaska gas project Almost the entire management team of the US$25 billion US gas project Polar Train LNG has left the company following allegations of undisclosed financing and control by Russia's Novatek. Source: Financial Times Details: The Financial Times reported that the company's former chief executive, Joel Riddle, raised concerns about potential violations of US sanctions. Polar Train LNG is developing a gas export terminal in northern Alaska. The project was launched in March with a plan to use a partially constructed Novatek terminal and relocate it to Alaska. The company applied to the US Treasury Department for permission to negotiate with the Russian group but has yet to receive approval. Riddle said he discovered that Novatek was already financing the project and directing its operations before the necessary approvals had been obtained. He resigned in September, after which chief financial officer Dan Chandra and other executives also left the company. "I resigned as chief executive of Polar LNG because I felt uncomfortable that the Russian company Novatek was financing and ultimately controlling the strategic direction of the company," said Riddle. He initially believed that the funding was being provided by Gentry Beach, an investor with ties to Donald Trump's family, and Abu Dhabi-based company Tech Wave. Riddle said he later discovered that Beach had not invested in the project and was neither a shareholder nor an executive. The FT also reviewed WhatsApp messages in which Novatek board member Denis Solovyov discussed financing the project and sought to expedite the transfer of funds to Polar Train LNG. Polar LNG said Riddle had been dismissed, described him as a "disgruntled employee" and stressed that it was developing the project in compliance with US law. Novatek said it had agreed to grant Tech Wave the right to use its technology in Alaska and had signed a memorandum with Polar Train in April, when Riddle was still running the company. According to people who spoke to the FT, the project had featured in talks between Washington and Moscow over business deals that could help bring an end to Russia's war against Ukraine. The discussions included a potential exchange under which Novatek would provide its expertise for the construction of the Alaska terminal in return for sanctions being lifted on Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project. Background: … pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/24/8059533/ #Ukraine #News #UkraineWar