# US executives quit $25bn gas venture amid claims of secret Russian control

https://mins.news/en/item/113530

- Financial Times, 2026-10-24 00:22 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/e9cfbfbb-e65a-4303-aebb-20d59319ef1b?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The former CEO of Polar Train LNG told the Financial Times that gas giant Novatek financed and controlled a strategic Alaska project without US approval.

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