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Norway Seizes Russian Ship for Ukraine Debt | US News
Norway just seized a Russian research vessel in Svalbard, triggering a high-stakes international standoff over a $4 billion debt Ukraine claims Russia owes for seizing energy assets in Crimea. Backed by rulings from the Permanent Court of Arbitration and a Dutch court, Ukraine’s Naftogaz is aggressively hunting Russian assets worldwide to enforce the judgment — including this ship, owned by Russia and operating in a legally gray zone under Norway’s sovereignty. Russia calls the move piracy and vows to fight, turning a frozen Arctic vessel into the latest pawn in a global legal chess match…
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