“According to his data, the Russian authorities were able to bail out 4.4 billion Russian rubles in this way”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“It is worth noting that any citizen of Ukraine who owned property, lived or lives in Crimea, can be subject to nationalization, as this is decided by the commission, which is a formal and subjective factor. As the occupation administration decides, so it will be,” Chistikov stressed.
According to him, the Russian authorities were able to bail out 4.4 billion Russian rubles in this way.
“In order to relieve tension from the local population, they direct funds to the social and household needs of communities on the territory of temporarily occupied Crimea,” Chistikov added.
He also noted that “nationalization” became more active last year, which, according to Chistikov, is due to the lack of funds in the Crimean budget to meet these needs.
“They are looking for different ways to get funds for the local budget. This may indicate that in 2025 the nationalization and realization of the property of Ukrainian citizens on the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea will only increase,” Chistikov suggests.
At the end of November last year, the head of the Russian-controlled Crimea, Serhii Aksyonov, said that in 2024, Crimea received 2.7 billion rubles from the sale of “nationalized” property. In general, according to his statement, the Russian authorities received 4.5 billion rubles from the sale of “nationalized” property in the annexed Crimea.
Earlier, the head of the Kremlin-controlled parliament of the peninsula, Volodymyr Konstantinov, said that the Russian authorities intend to find and “nationalize” the property of Finland in the annexed Crimea as a response to the seizure of Russian assets in the Crimean lawsuit of Naftogaz.
On December 29, 2023, the head of the Russian parliament of Crimea, Volodymyr Konstantinov, announced the “nationalization” of 2,600 objects of movable and immovable property of Ukrainian citizens in Crimea. In particular, this list included the assets of businessman Ihor Kolomoisky, the building of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, and the apartments of the wife of the President of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska.
The post-envoy of the President of Ukraine in Crimea, Tamila Tasheva, stated that Ukraine has no intention of recognizing acts that violate human or state rights. These include decisions on “nationalization” or confiscation of property, in relation to the establishment of inheritance.