KIEV, May 31 – Ukraine says Russia's invasion of eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea are among the reasons it cannot remunerate Russia for placing $3 billion worth of eurobonds.

The arguments are outlined in Ukraine's defense paper to the claims of the Law Debenture Trust Corporation Plc brought to the High Court of Justice in England on May 27.

The document is 42 pages long, as opposed to the standard 25 pages used to file defense papers. The length of the document was agreed with the court at Ukraine's request.