Ukraine plans to collect $44 billion from Russia

Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Pavlo Kartashov told journalists about the intentions of official Kyiv.

What is important to understand is that this is actually the first case in history when the state will demand compensation for damages for increased atmospheric emissions, as well as for the destruction of trees due to fires amid the war.

Ukraine cannot ignore the fact that the Russian invaders have caused extensive damage to water, land, and forests.

According to Dutch expert Lennard de Klerk, the Russian war has triggered about 237 million tons of additional CO₂-equivalent emissions in the last 4 years alone.

Ukraine is preparing to file a claim through a new compensation process being implemented by the Council of Europe, which has already received around 70,000 claims from Ukrainian citizens seeking compensation for wartime damages.