Russia is being sued by Ukraine for 1 trillion Ukrainian Hryvnias (UAH) for the illegal annexation of Crimea. The announcement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk Tuesday in the Verkhovna Rada.
The PM told the Parliament, “Ukraine has begun the process. The General Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation. And in a criminal case, the Ukrainian government filed suit in the amount of more than UAH 1 trillion.”
“The problems lie in the international legal plane,” said Yatsenyuk. “There are not many options for suing. But, without revealing all the legal details, we will use all possible legal means to bring the Russian Federation to court.”
Ukraine has filed two complaints with the European Court of Human Rights directly on the annexation of the Crimea and the responsibility of the Russian Federation to Ukraine, said the PM. Ukraine was also preparing claims against Russia for illegal seizure and robbery.
“We recognize that such trials do not take place in a month, but a legal process will be the result,” said Yatsenyuk.
Pavel Petrenko, Ukraine’s justice minister commented on the 1 trillion figure. “To date the amount of the loss is 1 trillion 80 billion. Due to the limitation of the use of objects, property and minerals, this amount will continue to grow,” said the Minister.
By Day Blakely Donaldson