🇷🇺🇧🇪 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬

In Case No. А56-23597/2023 concerning the insolvency (bankruptcy) of a Russian citizen, an appellate court confirmed a lower court decision dated August 5, 2025, recognizing a court decision issued by a court in Antwerp, the Kingdom of Belgium.

It is worth noting that the lower court decision dated August 5, 2025, was based on both the principle of international comity and the principle of reciprocity, since the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Belgium have no international treaty on the recognition and enforcement of court decisions. The court stated in its decision dated August 5, 2025:

"the principle of reciprocity presupposes mutual respect by the courts of different states for the outcomes of each other’s activities. Accordingly, it may be concluded that even in the absence of an international treaty between the Russian Federation and the state whose court judgment is sought to be recognized and enforced before a Russian court, such a foreign judgment is subject to enforcement on the basis of the principles of reciprocity and international comity."

🔗 The appeal court decision dated 14 February 2026 can be found at the following link, and the first-instance court decision dated 5 August 2025 can be found at the following link. All decisions are in Russian.

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