Aquind Interconnector's project is run by directors with historic ties to Russia, including one who held a senior role in Moscow's defence ministry
Aquind Interconnector's project is run by directors with historic ties to Russia, including one who held a senior role in Moscow's defence ministry
According to the sources, the MoD’s concerns are based on the historic links to Russia. One of the directors, Alexander Temerko, faces corruption charges in Moscow. However, 12 months later Aquind successfully overturned Mr Kwarteng’s decision in the High Court and initial work on the link was under way until the MoD paused the project.
A MoD spokesman said: “It would be inappropriate to comment on a re-determination process whilst it is still ongoing, or on the nature of the concerns which MoD might submit to that process.”The group is run and owned by men who all have close historical links to Moscow, including a Ukrainian-born part-owner who once worked for the Russian defence ministry.
Mr Fedotov has always strenuously denied the allegations, which emerged in the leaked Pandora Papers. He made his fortune in Russia’s oil and gas sector, but fled to London shortly after he was examined by criminal investigators in October 2004. In December 2005 Vladimir Putin failed to extradite him back to Moscow to face corruption charges.
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