MOSCOW, Jan. 28 – Russia's LUKOIL has sent an official letter to the Ukrainian Security Service’s Main Investigation Department laying out LUKOIL position as regards the current situation around its operations in Ukraine, the company reported.

The letter says, among other things, that LUKOIL entered the international arena more than two decades ago and is now represented in almost 50 countries.

"Strict adherence to international law and the national legislations of the countries where it operates has always been and forever remains the company’s basic and unfailing principle. LUKOIL performs its operations in strict conformity with the law, which is confirmed by the company’s unstained reputation with its business partners, investors and customers," reads the report.