Fact-check: No recent posts on X (since March 1, 2026) mention a new Gazprom lawsuit against Naftogaz in St. Petersburg court; searches returned unrelated Gazprom news or none. TASS reported an identical story on June 5, 2025, confirmed by web results, indicating the claim is accurate but not a current real-time event, with TASS as a state media source prone to selective reporting.
Gazprom files new lawsuit against Naftogaz of Ukraine in Russian court
Russian energy giant Gazprom has filed a new lawsuit against Ukraine's state energy company Naftogaz in the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The legal action is the latest in a long-running series of disputes between the two state energy firms, reflecting the broader economic and geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Filing in a Russian domestic court is widely seen as a symbolic or pressure move given the lack of enforcement jurisdiction over Ukrainian a