Handover of Scythian gold to Ukraine constitutes plunder of Crimea

The ruling by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands to hand over the Scythian gold collection from Crimean museums to Ukraine is a plunder of Crimea, the speaker of the regional legislature has told reporters.
"It is clear to me that there was no justice. It was a quasi-judicial arbitrary process. That is why discussing nuances of this trial makes no sense," Crimean State Council Speaker Vladimir Konstantinov said on Friday.

"It was nothing but ordinary plunder of a unique and priceless collection," he added. "We will certainly add this to our list of financial claims to Ukraine and the West, which, in fact, is the ideologist and the true beneficiary of all crimes committed by the Kiev government."

The Supreme Court of the Netherlands said on Friday that it had upheld the verdict of the Amsterdam Appellate Court demanding that the Scythian gold collection be transferred to Ukraine.