Ukraine seeks to receive funds from Russia from an account to be set up by EU countries to pay for Russian gas
Elena Zerkal ,
Ukraine , Ukrainegate , 14 , March , 2022 | Ukraine News
Ukraine insists on the creation of a separate account, which will receive funds for Russian gas and oil from Europe, and when the time comes – to pay Ukraine for the damage caused by the war, from that account. This was announced on one of the Ukrainian TV channels by an international lawyer, diplomat Olena Zerkal .
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“In The Hague, we are working to set a precedent … To set a precedent in payments and to accumulate the money that is now going to Russia for gas and oil. And to stop this money to go to Russian accounts, and were accumulated in a special And so that Russia does not receive them, and so that the money goes to Ukraine to rebuild Ukraine’s economy and reparations, and so that the Russian Federation is punished and paid in full for all the crimes it commits in the European Union. Ukraine, “Zerkal said.
She also noted that there is every chance to receive funds from Russia, even without a court, but by agreement.
“This account is opened on the basis of EU sanctions. Then the countries that now receive energy from Russia and instead of sending these funds to Russia, which is almost a billion a month, these funds are deposited in a special account and when there are any decisions whether there is an agreement, .. from these accounts the sums come to Ukraine “, – the diplomat noted.
Before
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky advised Russia to study the words “reparation” and “contribution”.
Source: Ukrgate
