Russia Vows Retaliation Against Prague Over Embassy Dispute

Russia has accused the Czech government of an "illegal" move after it cancelled Soviet-era decrees that granted the Russian embassy free use of land in Prague and other cities. The Czech government has rescinded orders granting Russia the use of dozens of plots of lands in the 1970s and 1980s by the country's then Communist rulers, saying Moscow would now have to pay to lease the land. Russia has pledged to take measures to defend its own interests, including legal action.