11 Dec 2014 15:11

Yatsenyuk: total amount of Ukraine's lawsuits against Russia exceeds $1 trillion

KYIV. Dec 11 (Interfax) - The total amount of the international lawsuits filed by Ukraine against Russia now exceeds $1 trillion, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.

Presenting the program of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, Yatsenyuk recalled that Ukraine has filed two lawsuits against Russia with the European Court of Human Rights. "Russia has to compensate Ukraine for the damage done by the illegal annexation of Crimea and the military aggression," he said.

Yatsenyuk also said Ukraine has begun the process for filing a lawsuit against Russia with the UN International Court of Justice, accusing Russia of violating the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism.