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Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejects Russia's appeal to cancel arbitration court ruling on Ukraine’s Crimean assets
Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejected Russia's appeal to cancel the decision of the International Court of Arbitration in favor of Ukrnafta, reports the press service of the Ukrainian company.
On April 12, 2019, the International Court of Arbitration ordered that Russia must pay Ukrnafta more than $44 million as compensation for the expropriation of Ukrnafta's assets in the Crimea.
In May, Russia appealed to Swiss Federal Supreme Court requesting to overturn the decision of the international …
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MH17 suspect Vladimir Tsemakh complains to European Court of Human Rights about Ukraine and Netherlands
Vladimir Tsemakh, a suspect in the case surrounding the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014, has submitted a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against Ukraine and the Netherlands based on the actions of these countries’ law enforcement agencies.
“I have submitted a complaint to the ECHR in Tsemakh’s interests. I don’t have more information yet, we are awaiting further developments,” said his attorney, Anatoly Kucherena, as cited by the …
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China on purchase of Ukraine’s Motor Sich defense plant: We’ve snatched ‘pearl of engine building’ away from US and Russia
An article has appeared in the Chinese press which claims that the companies Tianjiao Aviation Industry Investment Co (Skyrizon Aircraft) and Xinwei Group (both Chinese) will be acquiring a controlling package of shares in the Ukrainian engine manufacturer Motor Sich.
The deal will involve a package of shares worth around $250 million, the amount that the Chinese firms will “invest” in the factory over the next two years.
Initially Ukraine did not comment on such statements published in the …
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Russia expands sanctions against Ukraine
The Russian government has expanded the list of Ukrainian citizens who fall under economic sanctions, reports the website of legal information of the Russian Federation.
According to the decree signed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, nine Ukrainians, who are officials and deputies of the Odesa City Council, are included on the sanctions list.
At the same time, two Ukrainian citizens have been removed from the Russian sanctions list. General Director of the "112 Ukraine" TV channel …
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Ukraine and Azerbaijan pledge to support each other in restoring sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh and Crimea
During the meeting in Baku, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev confirmed the immutability of the official position of the two countries on Nagorno-Karabakh and Crimea, reports the press service of the Ukrainian President.
"An important topic of today's conversation is regional and national security. First of all, we are talking about the war in eastern Ukraine and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. We continue to support each other in restoring the …