Ukraine demand that Russia bring back rigs moved in Black Sea

12:48, 16.12.2015 1 min read

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has dubbed Russia's relocation of two jack-up rigs and the Tavrida oil platform in the Black Sea as "another episode of theft of assets and natural resources" and demanded that the property be given back to Ukraine.

"The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry urges the Russian Federation to demonstrate responsibility under international law and demands that the Russian Federation immediately take every possible practical measure to stop the actions violating international law, to provide appropriate assurances and guarantees that [such actions] will not repeat in the future, and to immediately return Ukrainian property for its use and ownership. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reserves the right to demand that the Russian side compensate for the damage done by its actions which exhibit every sign of violation of international law under the content of the convention," the ministry said in the statement posted on Wednesday.