AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Ukrainian-Jewish billionaire Igor Kolomoisky sued Russia in an international court over his inability to operate an airport in Crimea.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration, a Hague-based intergovernmental organization with 117 member states, announced on Wednesday that it would review the lawsuit, Reuters reported.
Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian nationalist who funded military actions in the Ukrainian-Russian conflict, and Aeroport Belbek sued the Russian Federation for compensation over what they say is their exclusion from operating a commercial passenger terminal at Sevastopol International Airport.
Russia invaded and annexed Crimea last year. Kolomoisky is wanted for questioning in Russia in connection with accusations that …read more
Source: JTA
