The Ministry of Justice planned to file a claim with the European Court of Human Rights against Russia’s oil giant Rosneft before December 19 into the damages incurred to the Ukrainian state, but such an initiative is under threat as a result of a search earlier conducted by detectives of the National Anti-corruption Bureau at the office of the government commissioner for the ECHR, according to Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko who spoke on ICTV channel.
Ukraine has lodged a new lawsuit with the World Trade Organization against the Russian Federation concerning the restriction of imports of food and industrial products, as stated by Ukraine’s Trade Representative, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade Natalia Mykolska.
The national oil and gas holding Naftogaz of Ukraine has lodged a lawsuit against Russia with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague (The Netherlands) demanding compensation of US$5 billion for damages the company suffered as a result of Russia's illegal seizure of its assets in Crimea, according to Naftogaz press service.
Ukraine has held World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute consultations regarding alleged restrictions, prohibitions, requirements and procedures adopted and maintained by Ukraine in respect of trade in goods and services from Russia, as well as transit, according to Ukraine's Trade Envoy Nataliya Mykolska.
The European Court of Human Rights is considering several suits launched by Ukraine against the Russian Federation for Moscow’s actions in Crimea and Donbas.
Former head of the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine Viktor Shokin has lodged a suit with the country's Supreme Administrative Court in an attempt to be reinstated in office, the court's press office reported.