“People write to us, asking what kind of betrayal. We explain. These arrests were imposed on Gazprom’s assets in various jurisdictions in order to force him to pay the debt by the decision of the Stockholm arbitration, $ 2.9 billion, ”the Facebook statement said.
According to the company, Naftogaz received these funds from Gazprom on December 27, after which the debt was recovered.
On January 20, Gazprom announced the withdrawal of seizures from its assets in Naftogaz lawsuits in Britain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
In the State Duma commented on this statement.
At the end of 2019, Russia and Ukraine signed a gas transit agreement, and also agreed to resolve mutual claims.
Ukraine also pledged to lift arrests on Gazprom’s property, assets and funds.