Conflicts
Banks v. telecom operators
- Court
- No court case yet; the dispute is before the Ministry of Digital Development and the Bank of Russia
- At stake
- Up to 20 bn rubles a year in call-labelling fees (Strategy Partners estimate); a market of 25.5 million MVNO SIM cards
- Status
- Call-labelling dispute unresolved; ministry drafting MVNO rules, details "still being worked out"
Russia's four big mobile operators and its largest banks are locked in a dispute over money. First came fees for labelling banks' calls; now the Digital Development Ministry is drafting restrictions on virtual operators, many of them bank-owned. The parties, the numbers and what comes next.
FTC and 20 states v. Dollar General
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- At stake
- "Millions of dollars" in alleged overcharges; remedies sought not yet disclosed
- Status
- Complaint filed 26 October 2026; pending
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have sued Dollar General, alleging that the 21,000-store discount chain charged shoppers more at the register than its shelf prices for years. The company has paid six states $6 million over similar claims since 2019.
Rusal v. Rio Tinto
- Court
- Arbitration Court of the Kaliningrad Region; Arbitration Court of the North-Western District (cassation)
- At stake
- $1.278 billion and a 66% stake in Oyu Tolgoi LLC
- Status
- Upheld on appeal; Rio Tinto has filed a cassation appeal
A Russian court has ordered Rio Tinto to pay Rusal $1.278 billion over its exclusion from an Australian alumina refinery and has levied execution on Rio's 66% stake in the operator of Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. The parties' positions and what comes next.
Rusnano v. Anatoly Chubais
- Court
- Moscow Arbitration Court; Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeal; Arbitration Court of the Moscow District (cassation)
- Case No.
- А40-76398/2025 (Plastic Logic); А40-342036/2025 (Crocus)
- At stake
- ~17.7 bn rubles in damages plus ~2.1 bn rubles enforcement fee (about $240 million in total)
- Status
- Plastic Logic ruling (~5.5 bn rubles) is final after appeal and cassation; Crocus claim partly granted in July 2026. Bailiffs are enforcing.
Russia's Federal Bailiff Service has opened 14 enforcement proceedings against former Rusnano chief Anatoly Chubais worth nearly 20 billion rubles (about $240 million). They stem from Moscow Arbitration Court rulings on losses from the Plastic Logic and Crocus projects.
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Conflicts
Banks v. telecom operators: Russia's fight over who pays for the networks
Russia's four big mobile operators and its largest banks are locked in a dispute over money. First came fees for labelling banks' calls; now the Digital Development Ministry is drafting restrictions on virtual operators, many of them bank-owned. The parties, the numbers and what comes next.
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Conflicts
Shelf price vs. register price: FTC and 20 states sue Dollar General over overcharges
The Federal Trade Commission and 20 states have sued Dollar General, alleging that the 21,000-store discount chain charged shoppers more at the register than its shelf prices for years. The company has paid six states $6 million over similar claims since 2019.
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Sanctions with interest: Rusal seeks $1.3 billion from Rio Tinto and takes aim at Mongolian copper
A Russian court has ordered Rio Tinto to pay Rusal $1.278 billion over its exclusion from an Australian alumina refinery and has levied execution on Rio's 66% stake in the operator of Mongolia's Oyu Tolgoi copper mine. The parties' positions and what comes next.
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Conflicts
Rusnano v. Chubais: bailiffs pursue nearly 20 billion rubles over a failed school tablet and MRAM chips
Russia's Federal Bailiff Service has opened 14 enforcement proceedings against former Rusnano chief Anatoly Chubais worth nearly 20 billion rubles (about $240 million). They stem from Moscow Arbitration Court rulings on losses from the Plastic Logic and Crocus projects.