The amount of the lawsuit filed by Naftogaz Ukrainy to Russia in connection with the seizure of assets in the annexed Crimea is currently $ 7 billion. About this on Thursday, September 21, said commercial director of Naftogaz Yuri Vitrenko on his page in the social network Facebook. According to him, the amount without interest is 5 billion dollars. It includes the production assets of our subsidiary company Chernomorneftegaz, and the gas belonging to Naftogaz in the underground storehouse in the Crimea, and the assets of other subsidiaries of Naftogaz, he wrote..

According to Vitrenko, filing a lawsuit does not indicate that "Crimea has ceased to be part of Ukraine".

"We just state the fact that as a result of the illegal annexation of the Crimea, it is now controlled by the Russian Federation," he added..

Earlier Naftogaz of Ukraine and six of its subsidiaries, Chernomorneftegaz, Ukrtransgaz, Liqvo, Ukrgazdobycha, Ukrtransneft and Gaz Ukrainy, were brought to the tribunal formed at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, claim for damages caused by the illegal seizure of assets of the group in the Crimea. The Tribunal's decision on the case is scheduled before the end of 2018.