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The Russian Federation will also have to pay interest, which will be charged bef...

Supreme Court of France ordered Russia to pay "Savings Bank" $ 1.3 billion for assets in Crimea

The Russian Federation will also have to pay interest, which will be charged before the day of damages. It's almost $ 100,000 daily. The Supreme Court of France overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal of Paris and left the decision of the international arbitration, according to which the Russian Federation has to pay the "Savings Bank" $ 1. 1 billion. For the assets of the Ukrainian Bank in the annexed Crimea, Russia was obliged to compensate for interest.

The Supreme Court of France granted the complaint of Savings Bank representatives to compensate for the losses caused by the financial institution during the occupation of Crimea. "Thirty thousand pages, which have the illegality of the expropriation of Savings Bank's investments in the Crimea," the Deputy Minister of Justice said. - 76 kg in six boxes. And each of the pages substantiates specific facts of violation of international law.

" Moreover, Russia will have to pay interest, which will be accrued until the Russian Federation pays. It's almost $ 100,000 daily. In November 2018, the arbitration tribunal in Paris made a decision in favor of Savings Bank, which demanded compensation for losses. The compensation was to be $ 1. 1 billion, to which interest was added. The total amount is 1. 3 billion.

The fact is that the investment protection agreement, referred to by representatives of Ukraine, has applied to investments from January 1, 1992. Oschadbank began to work in Crimea earlier, immediately after the collapse of the USSR. Savings Bank representatives appealed, believing that such a decision is not consistent with the precedent practice, which is based on the French justice system. Savings Bank canceled the cash withdrawal commission from other banks.