The Hague, Oct 17, 2025 (AFP) - Dutch Supreme Court upholds $50-bn payment in Yukos case

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2025-10-17

A record $50-billion payment from Russia to shareholders of dismantled oil giant Yukos remains in force after the Dutch Supreme Court Friday quashed a Russian appeal, ending a long-running legal saga. The decision ended a tug-of-war over Yukos, which broke up in the early 2000s after the arrest of former tycoon owner and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. "The Supreme Court dismisses the appeal (and) orders the Russian Federation to pay the cos......

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