Dutch court rules Crimean gold treasures must be returned to Kiev


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A priceless collection of gold artefacts from Crimea that were on loan to a Dutch museum when Russia seized the peninsula must be returned to Ukraine and not Crimea, a Dutch court ruled on Wednesday in a judgement likely to anger Moscow.

Kiev and the four museums have been wrangling over the fate of the archaeological treasures, including gems, helmets and scabbards, which were on loan to Amsterdam's Allard Pierson Museum when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

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