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Secret Russian Funding in U.S. Alaska Gas Project Revealed
- A Russian energy company, Novatek, secretly funded a U.S. gas project in Alaska.
- The funding and control of the project by Novatek occurred without U.S. approval.
- The former CEO of Polar Train LNG, involved in the project, resigned over the secret Russian control.
- The deal is being discussed in U.S.-Russia talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
- The gas venture in question is valued at $25 billion.