militarism | terrorism | security
Follow The Money | 1-Apr-2026
In the midst of war, Russian oligarchs are suing Ukraine – not in Moscow or Kyiv, but through European trade treaties and arbitration courts in Washington.
Blakes | 26-Mar-2026
Le milliardaire moldave Igor Viktorovich Makarov, visé par des sanctions, a déposé une demande d’arbitrage, réclamant des dommages-intérêts au Canada en raison des sanctions qui ont été imposées contre lui.
keywords:
Canada ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
militarism | terrorism | security ,
Moldova ,
Russia
National Post | 9-Feb-2026
Igor Makarov has already waged two unsuccessful Canadian court battles in an attempt to be removed from the sanctions list over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Izvestia | 16-Jan-2026
Gulnara, the daughter of billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, initiated the first ever investment dispute against Switzerland over sanctions.
EJIL: Talk! | 16-Jan-2026
It seems clear that the EU’s sanctions-protecting measures cannot be reconciled with the international legality that underpins ISDS.
Institut Veblen | 9-Dec-2025
Les sanctions économiques contre l’État russe sont contestées par des oligarques et des entreprises russes devant des tribunaux privés, via un mécanisme inclus dans les traités d’investissement.
keywords:
EU ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
militarism | terrorism | security ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
Harici | 9-Dec-2025
In a case concluded in November 2023, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ordered Russia to pay $207.8 million in compensation, along with interest and arbitration costs, to Akhmetov’s company for the expropriation of its assets in Crimea.
keywords:
energy ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
militarism | terrorism | security ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
European Trade Justice Coalition | 9-Dec-2025
Economic sanctions against Russia are now being challenged by Russian oligarchs and companies in private tribunals using a mechanism written into investment treaties.
keywords:
EU ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
militarism | terrorism | security ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
Global Justice Now | 20-Nov-2025
The UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed.
Politico | 18-Nov-2025
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.
keywords:
Belgium ,
EU ,
geopolitics ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
militarism | terrorism | security ,
Russia
