Czech Diplomatic Service files lawsuit against Russia over land use

The Diplomatic Service, which works closely with the Czech Foreign Ministry and is primarily responsible for the administration and management of Czech real estate for use as embassies by other countries, has filed a lawsuit against Russia at the Municipal Court in Prague over its use of real estate in Czechia. The Foreign Ministry told the Czech News Agency that the lawsuit concerns Russia's illegal profiting from the real estate it has been using in Czechia rent-free, which over the past three years has amounted to over CZK 53 million. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský has stated in the past that Russia has been using the land for commercial rather than diplomatic purposes.