On February 10, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation reported. The Capital Department has decided to terminate the lease, although the Embassy does not operate since the beginning of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.
The comment said that the decision was made on the principle of reciprocity, since in April 2023 the Kyiv City Council took similar steps, when it terminated the lease on the land, where the complex of buildings of the Embassy of Russia in Ukraine was located. At the same time, the Russian Federation rented this land for 49 years for a symbolic fee - 49 UAH.
"The Department of City Property of Moscow also decided to terminate the lease agreements on land provided under the placement of the Embassy of Ukraine," said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova. At the same time, she added that any such hostile steps of the Ukrainian authorities "will not be left without an adequate response of Russia.
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