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The Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic accused Prague of putting pressure on Russia over real estate
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The Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic accused Prague of putting pressure on Russia over real estate

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Russian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Anna Ponomareva said that the Czech authorities have begun administrative and judicial proceedings around Russian state real estate in order to receive financial payments from Russia, after reducing the number of diplomatic missions and expelling diplomats in 2021.

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In 2021, the Czech Republic expelled Russian diplomats and limited the size of the Russian diplomatic mission in Prague, establishing parity with the Russian mission in Moscow - seven diplomats and 25 administrative and technical employees.

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The Czech authorities began administrative and judicial proceedings regarding Russian state real estate in order to receive monetary payments from Russia. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Prague Anna Ponomareva in an interview with RIA Novosti.

According to the diplomat, Prague has ceased to recognize the diplomatic status of a number of Russian facilities after reducing the number of diplomatic mission staff.

“Administrative and judicial proceedings were launched with only one goal - to force the Russian Federation, as the owner of the objects, and in many cases the land, to fork out as much as possible,” Ponomareva said.

The ambassador recalled that in 2021 the Czech Republic expelled Russian diplomats and then limited the size of the Russian diplomatic mission in Prague. The Czech Foreign Ministry then established parity with the country's representative office in Moscow - seven diplomats and 25 administrative and technical employees.

After this, according to Ponomareva, the Czech authorities increased pressure on the issue of Russian real estate.

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  • Russia may file counterclaims in international courts regarding the actions of the Czech Republic in relation to its real estate

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  • Which real estate properties are under investigation?
  • What amounts of financial payments does the Czech Republic require?
  • How does Russia plan to respond to these actions?

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This article was originally published by Лента.ру.

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