KIEV, Feb. 10 – Ukraine will send compensation to the Pierson Allard Museum in the Netherlands for storing the Scythian gold collection after the court ruling in favor of Ukraine taking effect, Ukrainian Justice Minister Pavlo Petrenko said.

"The court awarded the local museum a compensation for storing this collection. There was the ruling of the court of lower instance that could be challenged by the defender. As soon as the ruling takes effect I can officially confirm that the Ukrainian government would provide funds from our resources from the reserve fund, or the budget of the Culture Ministry to pay expenses for storing and transportation of these artifacts to Ukraine," the minister said at a briefing in Kiev on Thursday.