MOSCOW, May 11 - RIA Novosti. Moscow does not consider itself to be a party to the lawsuit filed by Ukrainian companies against the Russian side because of lost assets in the Crimea. This was stated to journalists by the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

He recalled that Russia was not represented at this trial. "Therefore, we do not consider ourselves to be parties in this case," Peskov explained, responding to a request to comment on the decision of the Permanent Arbitration Court in The Hague.

According to the UNIAN news agency, the Hague court ordered compensation in favor of the plaintiffs in the amount of 159 million dollars. The Ukrainian "Everest Estate" and a number of other persons submitted to the court. They demanded compensation because of the loss of business in the Crimea after its accession to Russia.

"Naftogaz" also said that the court in The Hague ordered Russia to compensate for the loss of Crimean assets. The verdict states that "Russia is responsible for violating the rights of Ukrainian investors since March 21, 2014".

Expert opinions

The deputy director of the National Institute for the Development of Contemporary Ideology, Igor Shatrov, in his commentary RT, called the decision of the Hague court political and stressed that Moscow would challenge the decision taken without Russia's participation.

The expert also noted that such a matter does not fall within the competence of the Hague court. He expressed confidence that Russia will challenge the verdict and will not go on any payments on this issue, since this decision is "primarily political." "translating it into an economic plane suggests that the Ukrainian side is trying to get something from any story, even not profitable for itself," Shatrov added.

In turn, the economist, teacher of the Russian Academy of Science and Technology under the President of Russia Vladislav Ginko said on Sputnik radio that the court's decision does not take into account such important circumstances as the relationship between the two countries for decades, the interrelations of the two economies.

"We must admit that Ukraine's economy has always depended on the Russian economy, and Moscow does not depart from the position that we need to build pragmatic relations, work towards positive," the expert said, adding that the court decision in The Hague hinders this.

According to him, the two countries can solve all their questions at a round table, and discuss them better in a trustful and respectful format.

Ginko stressed that court decisions in this form are unacceptable for Russia.