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Full coverage: Russia

Russian lessor GTLK is in a spat with Qatar Airways over access to sanctions documents

The lessor is being liquidated in Ireland after sanctions floored its business in 2022 but it is still going through several cases in other countries where it requires licences from authorities.

Jonathan Keane
10th Mar, 2026 - 3 min read

Aviation firm in court battle with Irish company sanctioned by the UK

Thai aircraft parts dealer Siam Aero Repair Co Ltd has been sanctioned in the UK for alleged trade with Russia in its war effort. It is in the midst of a court battle with an Irish company.

Jonathan Keane
27th Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

Alex Gerko’s XTX Markets wants its case against Aviva back to square one

The British trading firm has locked horns with Aviva in the Irish courts over alleged discrimination against its Russian founder. The dispute could wind up back at the WRC where it all started.

Jonathan Keane
13th Feb, 2026 - 4 min read

The Russia problem: Elsa Desmond deserves a straight answer about her Olympic heartbreak

Allowances in sport for neutral athletes from Russia are opaque, undermining the enforcement of bans and sanctions and are making “political chess pieces” out of Irish athletes.

Jonathan Keane
4th Feb, 2026 - 6 min read

The seized Moscow airport linked to an Irish company is up for auction

The Kremlin seized Domodedovo Airport last year, alleging an Irish financing company was used to obscure foreign influence on its ownership. It’s now on the market for €1.4bn.

Jonathan Keane
23rd Jan, 2026 - 3 min read

Boeing’s legal battles with a Russian aircraft lessor have landed in the Irish courts

Timaero, which is linked to sanctioned Russian bank VEB, has issued legal proceedings against Boeing in Ireland, on top of its long-running US lawsuit against the aviation giant.

Jonathan Keane
11th Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

Irish Distillers files new Jameson trademarks in Russia to fend off fakes

Parent company Pernod Ricard has faced backlash in the past over continued exports to Russia after the Ukraine war started but ceased all business there in 2023.

Jonathan Keane
2nd Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

After eight years, an Irish-based Russian aircraft lessor linked to sanctioned banks winds up

The liquidation of Pan JSC started in 2017 and has finally finished up. The company was financed by a bank which was recently embroiled in an international money-laundering crackdown.

Jonathan Keane
1st Dec, 2025 - 2 min read

Russian losses: CDB Aviation has clawed back over $250m on stranded aircraft

Having bowed out of insurance litigation last May, CDB Aviation has been settling with insurers on its beached Russian assets. But one case that went the distance looks set to deliver a multi-million euro payout.

Francesca Comyn
28th Nov, 2025 - 3 min read

“Total disregard”: Boeing’s legal tussle with the Irish aircraft leasing arm of Russia’s VEB

Timaero Ireland Limited sued Boeing over six years ago. Now the aircraft maker has accused the company, linked to a sanctioned Russian bank, of frustrating discovery and depositions.

Jonathan Keane
5th Nov, 2025 - 4 min read
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