NJSC NAFTOGAZ OF UKRAINE et al v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-01828

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

John D. Bates

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  1. July 17, 2026

    Russia Can't Pause $5B Crimean Award Suit, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge Friday refused to reimpose a pause on litigation filed by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award against Russia, calling it "mere speculation" that an ongoing appeal in the Netherlands would affect the proceedings.

  2. September 24, 2024

    Ukraine Oil Co. Says Russia Can't Buy Time In $5B Award Suit

    Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company has asked a D.C. federal court not to pause its lawsuit to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award against Russia while set-aside proceedings in the Netherlands play out, arguing that the Kremlin is just stalling.

  3. August 28, 2024

    Russia Seeks Pause On $5B Naftogaz Award Suit

    Russia thinks that the D.C. federal court overseeing a bid by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award over the seizure of its Crimean assets ought to pause the matter while proceedings in the Netherlands play out.

  4. April 15, 2024

    Naftogaz Urges Court To Uphold $5B Award Against Russia

    Ukraine's state-owned oil company has hit back at Russia's bid in D.C. federal court to toss its attempt to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award it won after its Crimean assets were seized following Russia's annexation of the peninsula, saying the court has jurisdiction over the case.

  5. February 26, 2024

    Russia Says $5B Naftogaz Award Can't Be Enforced

    Russia urged a D.C. federal court to toss litigation filed by Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award the company won after its Crimean assets were seized, arguing the court lacks jurisdiction since the underlying investments are in Ukraine.

  6. June 23, 2023

    Naftogaz Brings $5B Award Against Russia To DC

    Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company is asking a federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award it won earlier this year against Russia after the country seized its Crimean assets, saying it will "leave no stone unturned in seeking justice" against Moscow.