Speaker of the Crimean Parliament Vladimir Konstantinov demanded from the German authorities the return of valuable items stolen by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War to the museums of the republic. writes about this RIA News.
“Before the war, a total of 25 museums were operating in Crimea. All of them suffered heavy irreparable losses. Konstantinov said German authorities should return the stolen property.
According to him, it will be possible to actually demand the return of the exhibits after “one more victory over the West”, since calls that are not backed by force will not be taken into account by Western countries.
Before that Konstantinov statedHe said that Crimean authorities are considering filing a lawsuit for the return or compensation of the museum collection of Scythian gold transferred to Ukraine.
Konstantinov described the transfer of artifacts to Ukraine as “part of a global world agreement” under which artifacts reaching Kiev could disappear without a trace. As an example, he cited Ukraine’s alleged sale of the treasures of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
Formerly at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the name Transfer of Scythian gold to Ukraine by theft.