Russian oil company Rosneft is legally challenging the German government's decision to place its German subsidiaries under permanent trusteeship based on the Foreign Trade and Payments Act.

Russian oil company Rosneft filed a lawsuit on March 30, 2026 at the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court (Case No. OVG 1 A 1/26) against the German government's February 27, 2026 order placing its German subsidiaries (RDG and RNRM) under permanent trusteeship under the Foreign Trade and Payments Act, rather than the Energy Security Act.