April 24, 2026
One of Russia's largest oil companies has urged the D.C. Circuit to expedite its appeal of a lower court decision refusing to lift a stay order as PAO Tatneft looks to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine, calling the order "checkmate with no way out."
December 11, 2025
A District of Columbia federal judge on Wednesday held off deciding whether to restart long-delayed litigation filed by one of Russia's largest oil companies to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine, instead ordering the Trump administration to indicate whether it wants a say in the matter first.
July 01, 2025
Ukraine on Monday pushed back against an effort by one of Russia's largest oil companies to restart its long-delayed lawsuit in Washington, D.C., aimed at enforcing a $173 million arbitral award, saying a court in New York is still weighing important questions in parallel litigation.
June 17, 2025
One of Russia's largest oil companies pressed a D.C. federal court to restart its long-delayed lawsuit aimed at enforcing an almost 11-year-old $173 million arbitral award against Ukraine, saying discovery must proceed despite the ongoing war.
March 04, 2022
Ukraine and the Russian oil company PAO Tatneft on Friday moved to pause their feud over a $172 million arbitral award, telling a D.C. federal judge the break is "in the interest of justice" as a bloody war rages between the countries.
February 02, 2022
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday dismissed an effort by Ukraine to delay financial discovery by Russian oil company Tatneft as it pursues a $172 million award, finding that the information appeared unlikely to undermine Ukrainian national security if leaked.
January 24, 2022
Ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine were cited by Ukraine as it fights efforts by Russian oil company Tatneft to enforce a $173 million arbitral award against it, saying national security concerns warrant protecting certain information related to its assets.
October 19, 2021
A District of Columbia federal judge on Monday ordered Ukraine to comply with discovery requests from Russian oil company PAO Tatneft, slamming Ukraine for "stonewalling" Tatneft in its efforts to enforce a $112 million arbitration award the company won.
October 15, 2021
One member of the D.C. Circuit said Friday that he felt like Russian oil company Tatneft was trying to "dance away" from his questions about whether the lower court had employed the correct standard when deciding to enforce a $112 million arbitration award the company won against Ukraine.
July 09, 2021
Ukraine urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to not enforce a $112 million award for Russian oil company Tatneft, arguing that the United States prevents rewarding parties for illegal acts and that Tatneft is trying to benefit from "illegal conduct."