The Russian government has adopted a series of retaliatory measures in response to economic sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation since the invasion of Ukraine. Foreign investors that are affected by these retaliatory measures might be able to seek compensation through investor-state dispute settlement proceedings.

Together with Yulia Levashova, Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira examines in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog the challenges that may be faced by foreign investors in this context, in particular as regards the enforcement of awards against the Russian Federation in today’s economic sanctions landscape.