Mealey's ( June 3, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — On remand from the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which affirmed federal jurisdiction over two petitions to confirm arbitral awards collectively worth more than $252 million against the Russian Federation and in favor of Ukrainian investors, Russia filed a brief in D.C. federal court opposing enforcement of the awards on the grounds that no valid arbitration agreement was formed and therefore enforcement would violate U.S. public policy....