Kazakhstan Court Upholds $1.4 Billion Award Against Gazprom

A court in Kazakhstan has inserted itself into the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ruling in favor of the Ukrainian state gas entity Naftogaz in a $1.4-billion dispute with the Russian energy behemoth Gazprom. The judgment and order issued by the court of Astana International Finance Center (AIFC) endorses last year’s ICC International Court of Arbitration award in favor of Naftogaz. “The ICC Award dated 16 June 2025 … in the arbitration Case No. 27245/GL/DTI between the Claimant and the Defendant shall be recognized…