European firms continued supplying a mega Russian gas project after the invasion of Ukraine — until they were busted.

Hear from journalists behind Defusing a Russian ‘Carbon Bomb’, a cross-border investigation into how European companies continued to supply high-tech equipment and engineering services to a mega Russian gas project in the Arctic despite sanctions following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Discover how these actions support one of the world’s most significant carbon emission sources, undermining global climate goals and propping up Russia’s war machine.

This collaboration between newsrooms uncovers the involvement of key European firms and the broader implications for international sanctions and environmental policy. Featuring  Sophia Baumann (Germany) and Louis Goddard (UK).

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Credits

Hosts:

  • Timothy Large, director of independent media programmes at the International Press Institute (IPI)
  • Milica Miletić, project and events coordinator at IPI

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Editing and production: Javier Luque, IPI head of digital communications

Graphic: Milica Miletić

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