Alphabet Inc’s Google is seeking an out-of-court settlement after a Russian ruling that it must unblock the YouTube account of a TV channel owned by a US-sanctioned backer of President Vladimir Putin.

The Moscow Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals this week delayed proceedings until Aug 16, following Google’s request for more time for the two sides to reach an amicable agreement in a court filing seen by Bloomberg. The filing said Tsargrad had approached Google with an offer of negotiations after the lower court ruling in April.