Court on the claim of Rosneft against RBC

On December 12, the Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the merits of Rosneft's claim against the RBC media holding. The oil company requires 3.179 billion rubles. as compensation for reputational damage for the April publication, "Sechin asked the government to protect Rosneft from BP." It reported that Rosneft President Igor Sechin is asking the government to limit the rights of buyers of privatized shares, fearing that BP will collect a blocking stake in the company during the privatization of 19.5 percent of its shares. The article, citing unnamed federal officials, said that buyers of Rosneft shares would be obligated not to enter into a shareholder agreement with BP, which owns 19.75 percent of the state company's shares.

The former chief editor of the media holding, Elizaveta Osetinskaya, said that the lawsuit against RBC and its journalists is revenge for their investigations .