跨国企业的高管是一份高风险工作，容易成为政治博弈的牺牲品。华为CFO刚被释放，美国又逮捕了俄罗斯的一家天然气的CFO。
据英国《金融时报》等外媒当地时间9月24日报道，美国政府日前逮捕了俄罗斯天然气行业最具影响力的高管之一、诺瓦泰克公司（Novatek）首席财务官马克·杰特沃伊（Mark Gyetvay），罪名是他涉嫌在处理离岸账户内持有的数千万美元相关税收中存在不当行为。
据悉，如果所有罪名成立，杰特沃伊将面临最高达数十年的监禁。目前，他在支付8000万美元保释金后已获释，但仍处于电子监控下的拘禁状态之中。
虽然杰特沃伊是一名美国公民，但他早年间就已移居俄罗斯并拥有俄罗斯护照，20多年来已成为该国能源领域的知名人物，诺瓦泰克公司也在他加入之后得到了蓬勃发展。
对于其被捕一事，俄罗斯总统新闻秘书回应称，已注意到杰特沃伊的俄美双重国籍身份，俄方正准备提供必要帮助，但不会干涉介入美国司法以及他的个案之中。有美媒认为，俄方表态是在淡化该案潜在的政治意义。
诺瓦泰克公司是俄罗斯最大的独立天然气生产商，伴随着该公司在西伯利亚西北部亚马尔·涅涅茨自治区（Yamal-Nenets）的大幅扩张，诺瓦泰克的董事长兼首席执行官列昂尼德·维克托罗维奇·米赫尔森（Leonid Viktorovich Mikhelson）不仅成为俄罗斯最富有的人物之一，公司也发展迅猛。
美国这次选择的下手对象是，俄罗斯民营天然公司诺瓦泰克（Novatek）。日前，美国逮捕了该公司的首席财务官（CFO）马克-杰特沃伊，罪名是在相关税收中存在不当行为，说白了就是隐匿收入、偷税漏税。
诺瓦泰克是俄罗斯两大天然气巨头之一。在俄罗斯的能源战略中，管线天然气市场中，国有背景的俄罗斯天然气工业有限公司（Gazprom）独占鳌头，在液化天然气方面则全力支持私营企业诺瓦泰克（Novatek）。
备受外界关注的“北溪2号”项目中，Gazprom是主要的运营商，但在俄欧的能源市场，Novateck的地位同样举足轻重。传承自苏联时代的Gazprom在与西方合作时，常常让对方有所疑虑，因此俄罗斯引入Novatek，专做液化天然气以扩张其在欧洲的市场。
根据美国税制，其全球公民都需要向美国报税，以偷税漏税的名头逮捕杰特沃伊，美国明显是想将此事件政治化，进而影响俄欧之间的能源合作。尤其是，如今“北溪2号”刚刚全线完工，正要接受德国和欧盟的认证。
供暖季即将到来，此前，俄罗斯天然气工业有限公司已经开始通过减少向欧洲的天然气输送，施压欧洲尽快行动。如今欧洲政局动荡，美国又重新进来搅局，“北欧2号”的命运恐怕又要迎来变数。
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Being an executive in a multinational company is a high-stakes job and easy victim of political jockeying. Just after Huawei’s CFO was released, the US arrested a Russian gas CFO.
According to the Financial Times and other foreign media reported on September 24 local time. The US government recently arrested one of the most influential Russian gas industry executives, Novatek CFO Mark Gyetvay. For alleged misconduct in the handling of taxes related to tens of millions of dollars held in offshore accounts.
Jettway faces up to decades in prison if convicted on all charges. He has been released on $80 million bail but remains under electronic monitoring.
Although he is an American citizen, Mr. Jetvoi, who moved to Russia early and has a Russian passport. He has been a prominent figure in the country’s energy sector for more than two decades, and Novatek has thrived since his arrival.
In response to his arrest, the press secretary of the Russian president said that the Russian side has taken note of Jetvoi’s dual citizenship with Russia and is ready to provide necessary help, but will not interfere in the US justice and his case. Some US media believe that Russia’s statement is to downplay the potential political significance of the case.
With Novatek, Russia’s largest independent gas producer, expanding significantly in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous region in northwestern Siberia, Not only did Novatek’s chairman and chief executive, Leonid Viktorovich Mikhelson, become one of Russia’s richest men, the company grew rapidly.
The American target of choice is Novatek, a private Russian natural company.
The American target of choice is Novatek, a private Russian natural company. Mark Jettway, the company’s chief financial officer, was arrested in the United States on charges of tax misconduct, which in plain English means hiding income and evading taxes.
Novatek is one of Russia’s two natural gas giants. In Russia’s energy strategy, state-owned Gazprom dominates the pipeline gas market and has thrown its weight behind private Novatek in liquefied natural gas.
Gazprom is the main operator of the much-anticipated Nord Stream 2 project, but Novateck is also a key player in Russian and European energy markets. Russia brought in Novatek, a specialist in liquefied natural gas, to expand its presence in Europe because Gazprom, which has a legacy from the Soviet era, has often been suspicious of Western partnerships.
According to the US tax system, its citizens all over the world are required to file tax returns to the US. The arrest of Jettway on the charge of tax evasion is obviously intended to politicize this issue and further affect energy cooperation between Russia and Europe. In particular, Nord Stream 2 has just been completed and is about to be certified by Germany and the European Union.
Ahead of the heating season, Gazprom has begun pressuring Europe to move quickly by reducing deliveries. Now that Europe is in political turmoil and the United States is back in the mix, the fate of Nordic-2 may be in doubt.
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