The New York Times reports that Russia's Novatek secretly financed Polar LNG, a US company that aims to liquefy and export natural gas from Alaska. The report relies on former Polar LNG CEO John Riddle and two other sources, and points to possible violations of the sanctions the US has imposed on Novatek since 2022. Riddle resigned in September after discovering the link, saying he had been told the funding came from a UAE company. Novatek is also negotiating to sell technology to Polar LNG as part of a deal between the White House and the Kremlin, and it confirmed it seeks a 'minority shareholder' stake. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner reportedly discussed the proposal with Putin during a September visit to Moscow, though it is unclear whether they knew of the financial ties.
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