Please join the Atlantic Council on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Council Headquarters (1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor, West Tower Elevators) for a timely discussion of Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine and to see if and how Ukraine, Ukrainians and other holders of Ukrainian property can use the court system to seek restitution for their property losses. 

Over the last few years, Moscow's occupation of Crimea and hybrid war in Donbas have led to the destruction and the forfeit of many billions of dollars of Ukrainian commercial and private property. The Kremlin's "occupation" of Crimea and war in Donbas are flagrant violations of international law, and their destruction and taking of commercial and private property represents a particular violation that has not received sufficient attention. These actions, for instance, violate the Russia-Ukraine bilateral investment treaty, which requires the Russian Federation to respect Ukrainian-owned assets, including those in Crimea. The Atlantic Council is assembling a panel of experts to look at this particular element of Moscow's aggression in Ukraine.