A priceless collection of gold artifacts from Crimea that was on loan to a Dutch museum when the Peninsula reunited with Russia must be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a judgment.
Kiev and the four museums have been wrangling over the fate of the archeological treasures, including gems, helmets and scabbards, which were on loan to Amsterdam’s Allard Pierson Museum in March, 2014.
Four museums in Crimea asked for the collection to be returned, but Ukraine argued that it was state property.
The court decided that under UNESCO rules the treasures should be handed back …read more
Source: Public Radio of Armenia
