KIEV, Aug. 21 - Ukraine insists that the exhibits which were on display at the exhibition, "Crimea: a Gold Island in the Black Sea," should be stored temporarily with Kiev museums until legal claims have been settled, said Ukrainian Culture Minister Yevhen Nischuk.

"We insist that all the Scythian gold be handed over for temporary storage to Kiev, the Historical and Arts Museums, depending on exhibits proper, until the situation around Crimea has been clarified," he said.