# Norway seizes Russian ship in Arctic over Crimea compensation claim

https://mins.news/en/item/43430

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-03 09:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/3/norway-seizes-russian-ship-in-arctic-over-crimea-compensation-claim?traffic_source=rss

> Norway seized the Russian-owned Professor Molchanov near Svalbard to enforce a $4.22bn compensation award granted to Ukraine’s Naftogaz over assets Russia seized in Crimea. Moscow called the action “piracy” and said it would challenge the ruling.

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