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Arkadiy Babchenko, photo RFE/RL
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Naftogaz Ukrainy reported today, “In light of Gazprom’s unwillingness to comply with its legal obligations under the final awards rendered in the sales and transit arbitrations in Stockholm, Naftogaz has initiated enforcement of the USD 2.6 billion award. The company confirms that it has asked the Swiss courts to enforce the award, and understands that Swiss authorities already have taken measures against Gazprom’s assets there.
Until Russia ends its outrageous actions in Ukraine, the position of the United States will not waver. We condemn, in the strongest terms, Russia’s involvement in eastern Ukraine and its purported annexation of Crimea. Until Russia returns the Crimean Peninsula to Ukrainian control, U.S. sanctions related to the invasion of Crimea will continue. And until Russia pulls its forces out of eastern Ukraine and honors its Minsk commitments, our sanctions in response to its flagrant misconduct in the eastern part of the country will stay in place.”