Court in Kazakhstan allows forced collection of USD 1.4 billion from Gazprom in favor of Naftogaz

The Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint stock company has received permission to forcibly collect about USD 1.4 billion from the russian company Gazprom in Kazakhstan - the Court of the Astana International Financial Center recognized the arbitration award and allowed its enforcement in the country in favor of the company.

This is announced in a statement by the Naftogaz group, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

It is noted that this is the first public foreign court decision on the recognition and granting permission for the forced execution of this arbitration award against Gazprom in the territory of a separate state.

The interests of Naftogaz in the proceedings in Kazakhstan are represented by advisors from the law firms ADL Disputes and Wikborg Rein.

According to the 2019 Agreement on the Organization of Natural Gas Transportation, Naftogaz was obliged to organize the transit of natural gas through the territory of Ukraine for Gazprom until the termination of the agreement on January 1, 2025.

However, in May 2022, due to the actions of the russian occupation forces, the organization of gas transit through the Sokhranivka entry point became impossible.

Despite this, Naftogaz continued to provide gas transit services through the Sudzha entry point as stipulated in the agreement.

Despite this, Gazprom refused to pay the full amount of the fee for organizing gas transportation, thereby violating its contractual obligations.

In September 2022, Naftogaz initiated arbitration proceedings in Switzerland in accordance with the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), as provided for in the agreement.

In June 2025, an arbitration tribunal with the seat of arbitration in Switzerland issued a final award, recognizing Gazprom as fully liable for the failure to fulfill its obligations and establishing the absence of any reasonable grounds for non-payment.

The tribunal ordered Gazprom to pay the debt for gas transportation services, interest and arbitration costs.

In January 2026, the Swiss Federal Tribunal rejected Gazprom's appeal against the award, finally confirming its validity.

Since Gazprom has not voluntarily fulfilled its obligations, Naftogaz is implementing an international campaign to collect the debtor's assets in various jurisdictions.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in mid-March, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland completely rejected Gazprom's application to annul the arbitration award of June 16, 2025, according to which the russians must pay the Naftogaz of Ukraine national joint stock company more than USD 1.4 billion in debt for services for organizing natural gas transportation, plus interest.