Court of Ukraine Files Case on Constitutional Compliance with Kharkiv Accords 2010

MOSCOW, April 14 – RIA Novosti. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine filed a lawsuit on the constitutionality of the “Kharkov agreements” signed with Russia in 2010, which envisaged the extension of the stay of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. Friday.

“The Constitutional Court of Ukraine filed a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of the agreement between Ukraine and the Russian Federation on the stay of the Russian Federation Black Sea Fleet on the territory of Ukraine,” the message on the social network said. says. As stated in the message, the trial was opened after 49 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada appealed, who wanted to check the agreement’s compliance with the country’s constitution.

In April 2010, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement in Kharkov extending the stay of the Russian Federation’s Black Sea Fleet in Ukraine after 2017 for 25 years, with the possibility of further extension for five-year terms by mutual agreement. from the parties. In return, Ukraine received a discount of $ 100 per thousand cubic meters on the purchase of Russian gas. On April 27, 2010, the Verkhovna Rada approved the agreement, the decision was supported by 236 deputies. In March 2023, a bill on the acquittal of deputies who voted for the ratification of the agreements was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada.