The Czech Foreign Ministry said it filed a lawsuit against Russia for compensation of 53 million crowns ($2.44 million) over lease payments on land in Prague and other cities used by the country's embassy. In May, the Czech government rescinded orders from the 1970s and 1980s, made by the country's then communist rulers, that granted Russia the use of dozens of plots of lands for free. Russia would henceforth have to pay leases on the plots, the Foreign Ministry said after the orders were cancelled. Russia said retroactive demands for rent looked "like a ransom demand at the state level." To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Czechs Sue Russia Over Lease Payments On Embassy Land
In May, the Czech government rescinded orders from the 1970s and 1980s that granted Russia the use of dozens of plots of lands for free.