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Ukraine to Lay Claim for Soviet Heritage
Ria Novosti ^
| March 18, 2014
| Staff
Posted on 03/17/2014 4:45:01 PM PDT by Navy Patriot
KIEV, March 17, Ukraine is set to lay a claim to property of the Soviet Union, including about $80 billion deposited on the accounts of the USSR State Bank, Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said on Thursday.
Petrenko said that Ukraine did not sign the December 9, 1994 agreement which recognized Russia as the successor state of the Soviet Union and its government has legal grounds to claim ownership of certain Soviet property located in third states.
Kiev also plans to lay claim to about $80 billion deposited on accounts of the USSR State Bank, the only bank in the Soviet Union.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; debt; putinsbuttboys; russia; surrendermonkeys; ukraine; viktoryanukovich; yuliatymoshenko
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Much disposition of finance from the USSR days has not been finalized or fully negotiated, and now Ukraine is desperate for dough. They will likely find the US and EU are not willing to pay much anymore.
Lawyers up!
To: Navy Patriot
The Ukraine may be able to make an eventually enforceable claim while seeking damages for Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territory in breach of international agreements and treaties.
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posted on
03/17/2014 4:55:03 PM PDT
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WhiskeyX
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To: Navy Patriot
The Budapest Agreement was signed December 5, 1994. What is this little thing about? Or is it part of the same memo...like an addendum.
To: WhiskeyX
They'll likely get more, and that much sooner by negotiating the value of the property, their share of the debt, and the form of the payment. They'd probably net 40 billion, and Putin has so much support in Russia that it would pass Duma.
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03/17/2014 5:11:24 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Sacajaweau
Ukraine claims not to have signed the agreement, so they can pursue a case separately.
It is civil, so it would proceed in Russian courts.
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03/17/2014 5:16:11 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Navy Patriot
“They’ll likely get more....”
Certainly not. One of Putin’s most predictable traits is his need to humilitate his foes as he takes his imagined revenge.
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03/17/2014 5:20:41 PM PDT
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WhiskeyX
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To: Navy Patriot
Naw...doesn’t sound right. Assets were divested way back when. If this was valid, they would have done this earlier. Let’s see what’s happening. Wonder how many of Obama’s lawyers are in on this one.
To: WhiskeyX
Let’s see what they do and how much they get.
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03/17/2014 5:26:11 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Sacajaweau
One problem they have is explaining why they complied with all the other provisions of the agreement, but let this one go without being timely.
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03/17/2014 5:29:01 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Navy Patriot
It will all end in a hail of lawsuits.
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posted on
03/17/2014 5:33:08 PM PDT
by
MUDDOG
To: MUDDOG
Full auto, belt fed, lawyers.
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posted on
03/17/2014 5:44:32 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Navy Patriot
Probably because it’s written elsewhere...Yeltsin gave Ukraine 1/2 of the Black Sea Fleet...plus....so the paper that they’re referring to was probably nothing more than a draft.
To: Navy Patriot
It says Ukraine didn’t sign it...so who did?? And lets see it in total...
To: Navy Patriot
To: WhiskeyX
The Ukraine may be able to make an eventually enforceable claim while seeking damages for Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territory in breach of international agreements and treaties.
I don’t think it matters. Strong arguments being circulated in Ukraine today that Putin is going to bomb and roll tanks. Soon. Putin can see now Merkel and the kenyan won’t do a thing about it. Why wait if that is the case?
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posted on
03/17/2014 5:49:04 PM PDT
by
lodi90
To: Navy Patriot
That’ll show those Rooskies!
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03/17/2014 5:51:03 PM PDT
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MUDDOG
To: Sacajaweau
... the paper that they’re referring to was probably nothing more than a draft.That's a distinct possibility, thinking about it.
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posted on
03/17/2014 5:53:07 PM PDT
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Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: Navy Patriot
To: Navy Patriot
I smell “reparation” attorneys imported from the USA.
To: lodi90
” Strong arguments being circulated in Ukraine today that Putin is going to bomb and roll tanks.”
Yes, it is a very high probability. Putin has aid for years he would take the Ukraine.
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posted on
03/17/2014 6:06:15 PM PDT
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WhiskeyX
( provides a system for registering complaints about unfair broadcasters and the ability to request a)
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