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Alleged Russian Funding Prompts Executive Exodus at U.S. LNG Firm

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The top executives of U.S. energy startup Polar LNG have all resigned in recent weeks, just six months after the company was launched, amid a controversy over alleged funding and control of the venture’s strategy by Russia’s biggest LNG developer and exporter, privately-held Novatek.

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