In response to this, Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign minister, has warned that Moscow will take retaliatory steps if Czechia requests three years’ rent retroactively. She did not specify what these steps would be, but it is clear that the Czech government’s decision has caused tension between the two countries.
It remains to be seen how the situation will develop, but it is clear that the Czech government’s decision has caused a diplomatic rift between the two countries.