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Ukraine must respond to Russia’s objection within three months to consider the question of jurisdiction.
International arbitration in The Hague suspended consideration of Ukraine’s claim against Russia for the seizure of ships in the Kerch Strait in November 2018. This was reported on the website of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
In August, the Russian Federation reportedly tried to challenge the jurisdiction of the court in this case because the dispute was related to military operations.
In September, Ukraine demanded to combine the preliminary objections of the Russian Federation with the examination of the case on the merits and not to consider the question of jurisdiction at the preliminary stage.
But the arbitral tribunal decided that the objections of the Russian Federation should be considered precisely at the preliminary stage, therefore, it suspended consideration of the case, forcing Ukraine to submit a response to Moscow’s objection within a period of three months, after which the judges will decide on further steps.
The sailors returned to the country on September 7, 2019 as part of the mutual release of detainees between Ukraine and the Russian Federation. And on November 18, Moscow returned the ships, but some of the equipment was missing.
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