Court in Kazakhstan refuses to execute decision on extracting $1.4 billion from Gazprom

08.07.2026

The court of first instance of the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) annulled its previously issued order recognizing and enforcing the ICC arbitration decision, which extracted $1.4 billion from Russian Gazprom in favour of National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine.

For direct execution, an arbitration decision requires recognition in the...