Russia will allocate funds for the search, registration and legal protection of its real estate abroad, including during the periods of the USSR and the Russian Empire. corresponding decree It was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and published on the portal for the official publication of legal acts.
According to the document, the funds are used to cover the costs associated with the search for real estate in Russia, the former Russian Empire, the former USSR, proper registration of rights and legal protection of such property. This document summarizes the subsidies adjusted in 2021 and identifies a specific eligible business.
The explanatory note states that the payment was allocated to the Overseas Property Management Enterprise, which is part of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation.
Before that, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedIt turns out that Russia has paid the debts of all Soviet republics and is the legal successor of the USSR, so the consequences of re-registration of Soviet foreign real estate are “not subject to revision.” Ukrainian officials, however, insist that Kiev never ratified the agreement on liabilities and assets, so it has not entered into force, and that the Soviet Union’s former possessions in many countries of the world “do not de jure belong to Moscow.” Ukrainian Ambassador Vadim Prystaiko demanded that “at least one-third” be returned to Ukrainians.
Previously at the Russian Embassy in London stated About the illegality of Kiev’s claims to USSR properties.