Key facts
- An international arbitration tribunal found Russia violated some sea laws during the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge.
- The tribunal dismissed most of Ukraine's claims that Russia unlawfully sought sole control over the strait.
- The case was filed in 2016 concerning the bridge linking Russia to annexed Crimea.
- The court did not award reparations and ordered each party to bear its own legal costs.
An international arbitration tribunal has ruled that Russia violated some sea laws during the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge but dismissed the majority of Ukraine's claims that Moscow unlawfully sought sole control over the strait.
The case, filed in 2016 at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, concerned the 19-km bridge linking mainland Russia to the annexed Crimean peninsula.