Norway seizes Russian ship Professor Molchanov at Svalbard to enforce Naftogaz arbitration award
Norwegian authorities seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov off the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Wednesday, September 3, 2026, acting on a court order from the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court issued August 31. The seizure enforces a $4.22 billion arbitration award granted to Ukrainian state energy company Naftogaz by a Hague tribunal in 2023 over Russia's expropriation of Naftogaz assets in Crimea following the 2014 annexation. Russia's Foreign Ministry called the action 'piracy,' and Russian officials said Moscow would challenge the ruling.
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