KIEV, Jan. 25 – Within the next two weeks, Ukraine will submit lawsuits to international courts in connection with the annexation of Crimea by Russia, President Petro Poroshenko said.

"Within the next two weeks you'll see a number of legal initiatives that Ukraine and the enterprises, to which we will provide our legal backing, will ensure the legal defense of the state interests of Ukraine in line with many conventions, which we will submit to various international courts," the president said in an interview with Ukrainian TV channels aired on Sunday evening.