# Norway seizes Russian ship to enforce Ukrainian arbitration claim

https://mins.news/en/item/43985

- DW, 2026-09-03 15:23 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/norway-seizes-russian-ship-on-ukrainian-arbitration-claim/a-78889005?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A Norwegian court ordered the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov held in Svalbard to enforce part of a $4.22 billion compensation award won by Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz. Russia, which has refused to pay, protested the seizure and said it would seek the ship’s release through legal channels.

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