In February 2018, Ukraine will submit to the International Court of Justice a memorandum, which is now being finalized, on Russia's violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, according to Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Olena Zerkal.
On Wednesday in New York the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia and Ukraine confirmed their political support and cooperation with regard to the prosecution of MH17 suspects in the Netherlands, the Dutch Foreign Ministry reports.
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.
The Netherlands has decided the trial of suspects involved in the plane crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Donbas in eastern Ukraine in July 2014, will be held in The Hague, according to the Dutch media.