WorldNorway seizes Russian vessel on behalf of Ukraine’s Naftogaz

Norwegian authorities seized the Russian state-owned Professor Molchanov at Barentsburg port in Svalbard on Sept. 2, following a request from Ukraine’s Naftogaz. The move seeks to recover $4.22 billion plus interest that a Hague tribunal ordered Russia to pay for unlawfully taking Naftogaz assets in occupied Crimea.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-09-02 23:20Original