The Svalbard governor's office said in a statement that Norwegian authorities seized the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in Svalbard at the request of Ukrainian company Naftogaz. ^[1] A tribunal in The Hague ordered Russia to pay Naftogaz $4.22 billion plus interest and legal costs in April 2023, but Moscow has not done so. ^[2] Norwegian authorities detained the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic to enforce a $4.22 billion compensation award won by Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz. ^[3] The statement said the vessel was seized as an interim measure related to the enforcement of an arbitral award concerning Naftogaz assets in Crimea. ^[4] The vessel is prohibited from leaving its current location in Barentsburg, Svalbard, pending a decision by the governor of Svalbard, the statement said. ^[5] Naftogaz Acting CEO Sergii Fedorenko said that Russia cannot evade responsibility simply by refusing to comply with an international arbitral award. ^[6] The vessel Professor Molchanov was intercepted off the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard following a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard. ^[7]