MOSCOW, Russian Federation - Dec. 14, 2020 - On 10 April 2020 an arbitral tribunal constituted under the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce issued two Separate Awards in favor of VEB.RF (Major Russian Development Corporation) whereby it ordered Ukraine to reimburse VEB.RF its expenses incurred in the course of investment treaty arbitration concerning expropriation of VEB.RF's subsidiary bank Prominvestbank (PIB). Ukraine refused to voluntarily pay to VEB.RF the sums awarded by the arbitral tribunal.

'Ukraine will face consequences as a result of such disrespect for the decisions of international tribunals, said Igor Krasnov, Chief Legal Officer. 'VEB has repeatedly stated that it is firmly committed to recover the entire amount of the debt from Ukraine, pursuing its claims in all possible jurisdictions'.

On 15 October 2020 the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands recognized and enforced the awards of the Stockholm Arbitral Tribunal, and on 10 December 2020 at the request of VEB.RF issued a charging order over the shares of the shipping company owned by Ukraine - Fishing Company S.A. The State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine is authorized to manage these shares on behalf of Ukraine. The Fishing Company itself owns several vessels that fish in the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

'Now there is a real possibility that because of unwillingness of Ukrainian politicians to comply with decisions of international tribunals, Ukraine will lose its entire fishing fleet in Southeast Asia and West Africa, which will be sold to repay the debt of Ukraine owned to the Russian state corporation', added Igor Krasnov.

VEB.RF intends to make further efforts to locate and attach property of Ukraine all over the world.

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