Draft Law on Sovereignty of Ukraine 2022 registered in the US Congress. It provides for the ability to file a civil lawsuit in any district court in the United States demanding to recover monetary damages from a foreign country.. For physical harm, including death, damage to property or loss of property, caused by such a state as a result of an invasion of another sovereign state of Europe. In the article, candidate of legal sciences Sergey Kozyakov explains what to expect and what not to expect from the new law.

Firstly, unlike previous historical examples of indemnity collection, now you do not have to wait for the end of the war to receive compensation.. Immediately after the entry into force of this law, it will be possible to apply to district courts throughout the United States and demand compensation from the assets of the Russian Federation blocked in the territory of America.. This is an obvious plus..

Secondly, despite the mention of Ukraine in the short title of the bill, neither Ukraine as a state, nor Ukrainian legal entities, nor Ukrainian citizens will have any priority over claimants among other European states.. And this is despite the terrible number of victims, injuries and mutilations, rape and looting, the destruction of infrastructure, the destruction of schools, hospitals, residential buildings... Minus.

“Yes, we understand that other states that now support Ukraine in solidarity will also suffer some damage.. Because of the war in Ukraine and because of the sanctions against the aggressor, their companies are losing income, investments and jobs. But, frankly, their losses are incomparable with the losses of Ukraine and Ukrainians, to put us in one long queue of plaintiffs without any priority, ”the expert writes..

Thirdly, there will be very serious, and for the majority of our citizens, insurmountable problems of financial support for claims. Why?

“It makes sense to file lawsuits in American courts only through lawyers who know American laws, have experience and qualifications, and, of course, speak English well. Such lawyers will cost our plaintiffs very dearly: the monthly salary of a resident of Borodyanka is only enough to pay for two hours of work of a local lawyer, and there is nothing to remember about the finances of our pensioners. There is still an option to agree on remuneration to a lawyer from the amount of compensation received, that is, according to the result, but it is not a fact that many lawyers will agree to this.. Minus again, ”he emphasizes. [see_also ids\u003d"

For more information about the fact that the bill “The Law on the Sovereignty of Ukraine 2022” has been registered in the US Congress, read the article by Sergey Kozyakov “Will Ukraine Get the Russian Assets Frozen by America”?