Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Russian Chamber of… (арбитраж · бизнес · международный)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin discussed international arbitration rulings against Russian business, with both condemning Western arbitral decisions as politically motivated and unlawful. Katyrin also reported a rise in foreign companies using Russia's arbitration system, citing it as the largest in Europe by volume.
Consensus
- President Vladimir Putin met with Sergey Katyrin, head of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TПP).
- Katyrin reported that 923 cases were considered by the Russian arbitration system in 2025.
- Of those 923 cases, 337 involved international arbitration.
- 10% of international arbitration cases involved foreign companies resolving disputes within Russia's arbitration system.
- Putin and Katyrin both described Western arbitral decisions (London and Stockholm) as politically motivated and unlawful.
- The Russian arbitration system is the largest in Europe by number of cases handled.
Points of divergence
- Katyrin stated that foreign business has become more active in resolving disputes through the Russian arbitration system, with a specific emphasis on the growth of such activity due to Western arbitral rulings being politically motivated. — vesti
- Katyrin specified that 10% of international cases involved foreign companies coming to Russia's arbitration system to resolve disputes among themselves, and emphasized that the Russian arbitration center has seen an increase in complex and large-scale disputes due to sanctions. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Putin Calls Western Court Decisions Against Russian Business Illegal — Вести
- Head of TPP told Putin about disputes of foreign business in Russian arbitration — Коммерсантъ