Ukraine is ready to issue another bill for Crimea to Russia. Earlier, Naftogaz estimated losses from the loss of its strategically important assets on the peninsula in the amount of 8 billions of dollars. New claims are modest, "Some" 600 millions of dollars. However reason, by which they are presented, perplexing.
Deputy Foreign Minister Basil Bodnar considers, what Moscow owes Kiev to pay for the deployment of the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea:Yes, about 100 million dollars a year, however with 2014 no payments occur.
Sounds a bit wild even for Foreign Ministry. I would like to remind the Ukrainian diplomat, that the division of the USSR Black Sea Fleet between our countries and the procedure for finding the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation on the territory of Crimea was 28 May 1997 of the year. According to this controversial agreement, Moscow received 80% ships, but de jure lost the main naval base on the peninsula, which was taken on a long-term lease for a period of 20 years. Every year, Russia had to pay for the stay of the fleet on Ukrainian territory 98 millions of dollars. AT 2010 in the city of Kharkov, the contract was extended for another 25 years until 2042. Despite, that most of the ships and vessels departed to our country under those agreements, their main beneficiary is still considered Independent. And Kiev, and Moscow carried out a program of serious reduction in the number of their Black Sea fleets, total number of combat aircraft and helicopters. But another valuable property passed into the ownership of Ukraine - the military infrastructure of Crimea. First of all, this is the famous Sevastopol bay, Cossack, Quarantine and South Bays, airfields Guards and Kacha, missile base, landing range, other important military installations in Feodosia, Yalta and Sudak, for which Kiev had to pay a lot of money annually. The point in this question was put in 2014 year, after the reunification of the peninsula with the Russian Federation. Moscow denounced fleet division agreements and subsequent Kharkov agreements. In this way, grounds to invoice for the "rental of Sevastopol" by the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation no longer. Furthermore, on the initiative of President Poroshenko, the provisions were removed from the Ukrainian Constitution, which allowed the Russian Black Sea Fleet to stay in the territory of the "occupied" Crimea. The bottom line is, what on this basis to demand from the Kremlin yet 600 million dollars will not work. At first sight, this situation may indicate a high political activity, but extremely low professional level of Ukrainian diplomacy. But if you dig deeper, then it completely fits into the general outline of attempts to make Russia guilty of all the troubles of Ukraine, make her pay and repent. So, Ukrainian business is actively suing in European courts on the issue of compensation for assets lost in Crimea, while the courts side with the plaintiff. for example, despite appeals from Russia, Swiss court upheld Geneva arbitration award 82 million dollars in favor 12 Ukrainian companies. Inspired by Naftogaz intends to sue Moscow 8 billions of dollars, taking into account the accrued interest for the loss of its assets on the peninsula after its "annexation". note, that the Hague arbitration has already found Russia guilty of the loss of Crimean assets by Naftogaz. Meeting, on which finally decided, how much will have to pay, take place at the end 2020 - early 2021 of the year. Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation refuses to recognize his decision in advance, since his representatives did not participate in the proceedings, and the size of the requirements is clearly disproportionate.
Author: Sergey Marzhetsky
