“As the only successor country to the USSR, Russia accepted the rights to Soviet property abroad and, unlike Ukraine, paid off all Soviet debts,” the department stressed.

In addition, the Russian diplomatic mission stated that Ukraine's claims are not valid from the point of view of international law.

According to representatives of the department, the premises of diplomatic missions and the homes of embassy employees are protected by the principle of diplomatic immunity. 

“We proceed from the premise that the UK is true to its obligations as a party to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, just as Russia follows them with respect to the British Embassy in Moscow,” the Russian embassy concluded.

Earlier, The Times newspaper reported that in Ukraine there are plans to file claims through the courts for 17 properties in London, including the buildings of the military attaché and the Russian trade mission, as well as the Seacox Heath estate in Kent, which was presented to the Soviet Union in 1947. .

The article notes that Ukrainian Ambassador to Britain Vadym Prystaiko told the newspaper about plans to hire a lawyer who will deal with the lawsuit against Russia.