Mealey's ( June 29, 2026, 12:55 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on June 29 denied the Russian Federation’s petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling affirming federal jurisdiction over two petitions to confirm arbitral awards collectively worth more than $252 million against it and in favor of Ukrainian investors for Russia’s alleged expropriation of their assets in the Crimean peninsula, which Russia claimed were not based on valid arbitration agreements....