The Czech government has reversed decisions that until now allowed Russia to use large amounts of land in various cities across the country for free, said Czech Minister for Europe Martin Dvorak..

We are talking about plots on which apartments are located next to the building of the Russian Embassy in Prague, as well as buildings in Brno, Karlovy Vary, Vlkancice and Evany.

Decrees abolished by the Czech authorities were adopted from 1970 to 1982, then a number of land plots were transferred to the USSR for free use for diplomatic purposes. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, these lands automatically passed into the use of Russia.

Since May last year, the buildings of the former Russian consulates in Karlovy Vary and Brno have lost the status of consular premises..

“We canceled the decisions of the government taken under the muzzle of Russian tanks after the occupation of our country. Until now, they have allowed Russia to use plots of land on our territory for free.. Unauthorized proceeds from the use of these sites should not support the current occupation of Ukraine,” Dvorak wrote on Twitter..

We removed our own authorities from him, operating under the main Russian tanks after the occupation of our country. Unresolved zisks from visiting these seedlings that do not serve for the liberation of the current okupace Ukrajiny. pic. twitter. com/k478ux6oQk.

— Martin Dvorak? (@_MartinDvorak) May 17, 2023.

According to the Czech authorities, some of the objects are used for commercial purposes, and not for diplomatic purposes, so there is no reason to continue to provide them to Moscow for free.. The government believes that Russia must fulfill the relevant tax obligations for these facilities, and instead of free use, the parties can conclude a lease agreement, or take another decision that will be beneficial to the Czech Republic.

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Cancellation of resolutions will affect 59 land plots. The total area of \u200b\u200bland plots used by Russia in the Czech Republic for free is 92,001 square meters, of which 87,863 square meters are state-owned. At the same time, the Czech Republic in Russia uses 26,875 square meters, which, according to the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry Jan Lipavsky, is far from observing the principle of reciprocity.

The ministry suggested that the move could possibly lead to a reaction from Russia on the Czech House in Moscow, which, although owned by the Czech Republic, is located on Russian land..

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In December last year, a new department dealing with sanctions against the Russian Federation appeared in the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs..

Earlier, the Czech Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament agreed on a resolution recognizing the Russian regime as a terrorist.