# Sanctioned Russian energy giant secretly funded US gas project, NYT reports

https://mins.news/en/item/114372

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-25 00:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/sanctioned-russian-energy-giant-secretly-funded-us-gas-project-nyt-reports/

> Russia’s Novatek secretly funded Polar LNG, a US company seeking to liquefy and export gas from Alaska, potentially violating US sanctions, the New York Times reported. The project and a proposal for Novatek to sell it technology were discussed during US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine.

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