Sistema sues Rosneft and Bashneft for $5,5bn

[Meanwhile + 49]

Now, this has to be political, right?

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/158423/russian-firm-sistema-sue-rosneft-330-5billion-roubles/

[Seleskya + 50]

Business-political-elite games. Actually, this is a counter lawsuit because Rosneft sued them earlier this week for about half that amount, trying to get money back for dividends Bashneft paid to Sistema between 2009 and 2014. So, Rosneft now owns Bashneft wants the dividend payments back ...

[Joanna + 68]

and I am sure they will settle it. When asked nicely

"President Vladimir Putin has fueled speculation about the Kremlin’s role in such disputes by calling on Rosneft and Sistema to settle out of court, saying this would benefit both companies and the wider Russian economy"

[Kate Turlington + 44]

Just saw that a Russian court has frozen $1.7 billion of Sistema's assets over this Rosneft claim ...