Russia left the arbitration process on the detention of the Black Sea in November 2018 of three Ukrainian warships. The reason for release is a violent procedure and illegal composition of the arbitration court. This has been announced by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“On August 21, the Russian Federation left the United Nations Convention on the United Nations Convention on Rights in 1982 on the detention of three Ukrainian warships in the Black Sea in November 2018.
On the Russian side, as shown in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with good faith participated in the proceedings, based on the fact that the arbitration court will be able to effectively perform the functions of an independent agency to resolve international disputes. We represent a wide and convincing evidence of legal and practical evidence, confirming the absence of any international law violations in the actions of Russian agencies. However, it is clear that it is clear that it is impossible to talk about the establishment of the truth is not true and a fair decision,
The Foreign Ministry recalls that in 2024, Russia has reached withdrawal of two of the five referees – from Germany and Canada. “The eliminated people who have supported demarches against Russia in the Declaration of the International Law Institute are considered incompatible with the situation of an international arbitrator in this process,” the Russian diplomat explained.
However, new appointments are made without participation or agreement from Russia is also a failure. One of the referees appointed to support the anti –Russian statement similar to the document of the International Law Institute, involving them to sign by themselves, and the second publication of the support of the main points of the Institute's statement and making statements against social networks.
Therefore, this case will be considered for the value of the body to be illegally formed and without the participation of the Russian Federation, their members have frankly protested against Russia. In this situation, Russia was forced to escape from the process. There is no such decision of such referees. Russian diplomats also added that the impartiality and independence of the judicial agencies and international arbitrators is the most important condition to implement the basic principle of resolving peace disputes among countries.
On November 25, 2018, three Ukrainian navy ships entered Russia's territory, violating rules for the approval of the Kerch strait and ignoring the requirements of the Russian border guards, because they were detained. The ships were detained and the sailors were later brought back to Ukraine. In 2019, Kyiv initiated a lawsuit of the International Court, accused Russia accused of violating the warship rights of warships, the illegal criminal prosecution of the detained sailors and causing material damage.
