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| Norway Seizes Russian Vessel to Enforce $4.22B Ukrainian Arbitration Claim |
| 2026-09-04 |
| [Breitbart] Norwegian authorities seized a Russian vessel in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Wednesday at the request of Ukraine’s Naftogaz as part of a global effort to enforce a $4.22 billion arbitration award. Naftogaz is trying to recover the multibillion-dollar arbitration award stemming from Russia’s 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea and its seizure of Ukrainian energy assets, including gas fields and pipelines. In 2023, an arbitration tribunal in The Hague ordered Russia to pay the $4.22 billion to the Ukrainian state-owned energy company for unlawfully seizing its assets in Crimea. After Russia’s refusal to pay the award, Naftogaz has been petitioning national courts seeking court orders to seize Russian commercial assets. “This is another important step towards restoring justice for Russia’s unlawful seizure of Naftogaz assets in Crimea. Russia cannot evade responsibility simply by refusing to comply with an international arbitral award. We will continue to pursue Russian assets around the world,” said Naftogaz CEO Sergii Fedorenko. When asked on Thursday about Norway’s action, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the seizure of civilian vessels and strikes on merchant shipping were “acts of state terrorism.” He also condemned recent warnings by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to foreign airlines that flying in Russia would no longer be safe because of Ukrainian long-range drone attacks. Related: Naftogaz 09/02/2026 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 1, 2026 Naftogaz 08/28/2026 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 27, 2026 Naftogaz 08/27/2026 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: August 26, 2026 |
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