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Norway repatriates 69 Russians, holds ship
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Norway repatriated 69 Russians from the seized research vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard.
The arrest enforces a $4.22 billion Naftogaz award over assets seized in Crimea.
背景
The Professor Molchanov was arrested in Svalbard at the request of Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz, which is trying to enforce a 2023 Hague arbitration ruling that ordered Russia to pay $4.22 billion for assets seized in Crimea. A Norwegian court recognized the arbitration award as a legal basis for seizing the ship. The vessel was impounded in Barentsburg, a Russian settlement on the Svalbard archipelago, and its passengers were later repatriated.
来龙去脉
- 2023An arbitration court in The Hague ordered Russia to pay Naftogaz $4.22 billion for assets seized in Crimea.
- 2025Naftogaz filed suit for the Professor Molchanov's arrest with Norwegian courts and won the right to seize the ship, with the court recognizing the arbitration award as a legal basis.
- Sep 2, 2026A court issued an order to impound the vessel and passed the instruction to the governor of Svalbard, Lars Fause.
- Sep 9, 2026The vessel sat immobilized in the port of Barentsburg, a settlement of Russian citizens on the Svalbard archipelago.
- Sep 10, 2026Norwegian authorities assisted in the repatriation of 69 Russian nationals from the Professor Molchanov.
- Sep 11, 2026Norway seized the Russian ship to enforce Ukraine's $4.22 billion judgment.
各方怎么说
- Official
- The Norwegian court ruled that the Molchanov was not operating as a government science vessel but as a commercial expedition cruise vessel.
- Party
- A Russian reporter aboard the vessel described the passengers as scientists.
- Analysts
- Responsible Statecraft called the seizure a dangerous escalation that targets a state-owned vessel in a territory governed by a nearly century-old treaty granting Russia special rights.
- Analysts
- Forbes contributor Lin Xia said the seizure enforces Ukraine's $4.22 billion judgment, puts Russian global assets at risk through lawfare, and bolsters Norway's sovereignty.
待核实
It is unconfirmed whether the vessel had more recently returned to Russian service.