Czechia eyes ending contracts allowing free rental of sites of Russian buildings

Czechia plans to terminate long-term contracts with Russia on the free rental of land on which buildings owned by the Moscow government stand, Czech Television reported. A draft proposal to that end should be discussed by Czech ministers next week.

In addition, Czech officials intend to recover rents from the Russians; the Russian Federation owns dozens of properties in Czechia and continues to rent out many of them, Czech Television said.

Russia owns valuable real estate in places such as the Prague 6 district and the Jevany area in Prague East. Most of these properties are located on Czech land, with the contracts signed following the Soviet-led invasion of 1968.