A Ukrainian businessman has filed a complaint against Russia in The Hague, saying he was unfairly deprived of his right to operate a passenger airport in Crimea after Russia annexed the peninsula in March 2014.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration said on Wednesday that it had agreed to consider the case, which was brought a year ago by Ihor Kolomoisky, one of Ukraine’s richest men, and Aeroport Belbek LLC, against the Russian Federation.
Kolomoisky’s company held a contract to operate a passenger terminal at Crimea’s Sevastopol International Airport until 2020. He wants Russia to compensate him for income lost after he was …read more
Source: Voice of America
