Legal
Ukraine Calls Bank Subpoenas by Russia’s Tatneft Dangerous ‘Pretext’
- Russia is behind subpoenas issued to 52 banks, Ukraine claims
- Tatneft won $173 million judgment against Ukraine in 2017
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Ukraine is asking a U.S. judge to block subpoenas issued to 52 banks by Russian oil company Tatneft, claiming they’re “a pretext” to demand sensitive information at a time when Russia is amassing troops along the border with its Eastern European neighbor.
“Especially in the context of Russia’s imminently threatened invasion of Ukraine, a Russian oil company with close ties to the Russian government should not be permitted to use discovery in aid of a judgment as a pretext for demanding sensitive information bearing on Ukraine’s military, national security, and monetary stability,” Ukraine said in a court filing in Manhattan Tuesday.