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Frozen assets, hot claims: How Russian oligarchs and other investors sue over sanctions
9-Dec-2025 European Trade Justice Coalition
Economic sanctions against Russia are now being challenged by Russian oligarchs and companies in private tribunals using a mechanism written into investment treaties.
India-Russia talks focus on free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union
8-Dec-2025 ANI News
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri noted that PM Modi and President Putin discussed fast-tracking the India-EAEU Free Trade Agreement (EAEU: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan) to address India’s trade deficit. Terms of reference were finalized during EAM S. Jaishankar’s November Moscow visit.
New China-Russia bilateral investment agreement takes effect: MOFCOM
2-Dec-2025 Global Times
The new Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments formally came into effect.
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions
1-Dec-2025 The Guardian
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’
20-Nov-2025 Global Justice Now
The UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed.
EU Commission pledges to protect Belgium over Russian assets
18-Nov-2025 Politico
Belgium fears that using the assets would leave it exposed to Russian legal action. This is a major concern for Belgium, which has a bilateral investment treaty with Russia, first signed in 1989.
India, Russia-led Eurasian union review FTA talks
17-Nov-2025 Financial Express
Discussions in Moscow centered on resolving critical issues like local currency payments, logistics bottlenecks, and easing non-tariff barriers.
Tribunal members named in €14bn Fridman claim against Luxembourg
17-Nov-2025 The Luxembourg Times
No hearing date or location set in Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman’s arbitration case over assets frozen by the Grand Duchy’s government.
Expanding the legal toolkit: the EU’s new tools against sanctioned Russian investors
5-Nov-2025 Freshfields
These new provisions expand the legal tools available to EU Member States to resist and deter investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) proceedings brought by Russian investors in connection to measures imposed within the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia.
Dutch Supreme Court rejects Russia’s final appeal in $50B Yukos case
5-Nov-2025 AP
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal by Russia against a $50 billion arbitration award to former shareholders of Russian oil giant Yukos, who claimed Moscow deliberately bankrupted the company more than 20 years ago.
Russia, China, update bilateral investment treaty as Belt & Road Initiative projects look set to increase
29-Oct-2025 Russia’s Pivot to Asia
The reference to infrastructure construction suggests that Chinese participation as part of its Belt & Road Initiative projects and investments into Russia will increase.
India, Russia in talks to resolve non-tariff issues affecting trade amid push for FTA
22-Oct-2025 The New Indian Express
India has identified over 65 non-tariff measures affecting its trade with Russia, primarily in areas of marine and agricultural exports.
Russia eyes investment protection pact with Morocco to boost trade with Africa
17-Oct-2025 Yabiladi
Russia is contemplating the signing of an investment protection agreement with Morocco, as reported by Moscow media outlets.
US ties trade deal with India to abandoning Russian oil
12-Sep-2025 RBC-Ukraine
The US may strike a trade deal with India as soon as it stops buying oil from Russia, states US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Russian Foreign Minister: FTA agreement between Indonesia and EAEU to be signed by end of year
5-Sep-2025 TV BRICS
The agreement will strengthen ties in the fields of energy, mining and processing of minerals, construction and modernisation of infrastructure, agriculture, banking and tourism
The French state before an arbitration tribunal over “Montagne d’Or”
4-Sep-2025 Veblen Institute
The French state is being sued by two Russian investment companies (controlled by a sanctioned oligarch), in connection with the “Montagne d’Or” mining megaproject in French Guiana.
Thai trade envoy pushes for Thai-Russia FTA talks
1-Jul-2025 Bangkok Post
Thailand Trade Representative held high-level discussions with Russian officials, aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and investment and reviving negotiations for a free trade agreement between Thailand and the Eurasian Economic Union.
Mali signs trade deal with Russia as ties strengthen
24-Jun-2025 BBC
Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties.
Russia, Myanmar sign agreement on promotion, mutual protection of investments
23-Jun-2025 Interfax
Russia and Myanmar have concluded an agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments.
Russian-backed union free trade deal with Iran goes into effect
16-May-2025 Reuters
The Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union free trade deal with Iran went into effect on Thursday, paving the way for increased trade across sectors ranging from agriculture to metals.