Alexander Voloshin said Ukraine will have to pay more than $11.8 billion over damage caused during the conflict in Donbass, according to TASS.
Culture minister Olivia Grange called the move a 'really big deal' after lodging the historic petition in the UK earlier this month.
A Register of British Slave Traders reportedly shows clergymen invested in the Royal African Company, adding fresh evidence as the Church of England continues its reparations debate.
Officials from Jamaica presented a petition to King Charles III, the country's head of state, during a landmark visit to the UK, as a London church service marked the anniversary of the 1781 Zong massacre.
A group of Jamaican officials and campaigners is set to hand a landmark petition to King Charles on Monday, calling for reparations over the legacy of slavery.