KIEV, June 23. /TASS/. Ukraine says Russia continue have to pay her $100 million a year for stationing the black sea fleet in the Crimea, as it did before the entry of the Peninsula into the Russian Federation. This was stated in interview to Agency “UKRINFORM”, the Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Vasily Bodnar.
“Russia unilaterally denounced the agreement on the basing of the Russian black sea fleet in the Crimea”, — said Vasily Bodnar. “We believe that they [agreements] must act, since the legal procedures were not followed, and the Russians violated international law by resorting to the attempted occupation of Ukrainian territory”, — says Deputy head of the Ukrainian foreign Ministry.
On the question of whether Russia, according to Kiev, continue to pay Ukraine for black sea fleet in Crimea, Bodnar said, “Yes, about $100 million per year, but in 2014, no payment happens.”
After the coup in Kiev in February 2014, the authorities of Crimea and Sevastopol made the decision to hold a referendum on reunification with Russia. The vote was attended by more than 80% of eligible voters.
For the reunification voted 96.7% and 95.6% of residents of Crimea and Sevastopol. March 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a Treaty accepting the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation, and on March 21 the document was ratified by the Federal Assembly. Ukraine and several countries have refused to recognize Crimea part of Russia, sanctions have been imposed against Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2 April 2014 signed a law on termination of four Russian, Ukrainian agreements on the black sea fleet of the Russian Federation. 28 Mar 2014 the President of Russia introduced a bill on the termination of these agreements for consideration in the state Duma.
we are Talking about the denunciation of the agreement between Russia and Ukraine on parameters section of the black sea fleet of 28 may 1997 agreement on the status and conditions of stay of the Russian black sea fleet on the territory of Ukraine of 28 may 1997 agreement on mutual settlements associated with the section and the stay of Russian black sea fleet in Ukraine of may 28, 1997, and the so-called Kharkiv agreements on black sea fleet of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine of 21 April 2010.
According to these documents, signed in April 2010, the black sea fleet of Russia in Crimea has been agreed for 25 years in exchange for reducing the price of Russian gas on 30%, but not more than $100 per thousand cubic meters.
