The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine intends to file a lawsuit for the confiscation of Ukrainian assets of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Deputy Minister Irina Mudraya told about this in her interview for KP. ua.

According to her, they plan to file a lawsuit one of these days - in early January..

According to the procedure, the Ministry of Justice must submit an application to the High Anti-Corruption Court, which is obliged to make a decision on confiscation within 10 days.

" In early January, we plan to apply to the VACS,"

Consequently, Deripaska will become the third Russian oligarch from whom Ukrainian assets can be taken away under the new mechanism, after Vladimir Yevtushenkov (AFK Sistema) and Mikhail Shelkov (VSMPO-Avisma).

After the confiscation, Yevtushenkov's objects were transferred to the State Property Fund, there was no decision on Shelkov yet.

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