St. Petersburg and Leningrad region accept Gazprom's request to ban Ukrainian Naftogaz from litigating abroad over a Russian gas transit contract.
The lawsuit file reads: Request complete court approval.
Previously, on June 5, 2025, Gazprom filed a lawsuit with the St. Petersburg Arbitration Court. Petersburg and the Leningrad region have proposed a court to ban Naftogaz from filing a lawsuit over a dispute over a 2019 gas transit contract.
Ukraine has declared a state of force majeure against receiving transit gas through the Sokhranovka gas measuring station, citing the inability to technically control and operate the Novopskov gas compressors.
However, Gazprom believes that there is no reasonable basis for Ukraine to declare force majeure and that gas transit activities can continue as usual.
Therefore, the Russian gas company requested the court to prohibit Naftogaz from filing a lawsuit against Gazprom regarding the contract anywhere outside Russia; initiating other litigation ban in response; and implementing or enforcing any judgments related to the disputed contract.
On June 9, a Russian court issued temporary emergency measures at Gazprom's request.
On January 22, 2024, the St. Petersburg Arbitration Court Petersburg and the Leningrad region have also banned Naftogaz from continuing the lawsuit at the International Arbitration Court under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) over the dispute between the two sides. However, Naftogaz did not comply with the decision.
When issuing the verdict, the Russian court also noted that in the current situation, the possibility of Naftogaz seeking to enforce the verdict in foreign courts is very high. At the same time, there is also a risk that Naftogaz will demand a freeze or reclaim Gazprom's assets before the current lawsuit is resolved. This could make the court's decision impossible to enforce, causing great damage to Gazprom and making it difficult to compensate later.
