Russian bailiffs show up at US broadcaster s office
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 file photo, the headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is seen with the United States flag in the foreground, in Prague. Russian court bailiffs have shown up at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyâs Moscow Bureau to notify it about the launch of enforcement proceedings over unpaid fines. RFE/RL on Friday, May 14, 2021 denounced the move as a serious escalation in the Russian governmentâs campaign to drive it out of the country. (Michal Kamaryt/CTK via AP, file) May 14, 2021 - 11:14 AM
As of Monday, life in the Czech Republic is returning to a relative degree of normalcy. A relaxation of government anti-coronavirus restrictions has seen the return of many students to the classroom, and the reopening of some services, cultural and tourist venues. But conditions vary from region to region – depending on the respective rate of infection.
People can now use the services of hairdressers, pedicurists and beauty salons, for example, or take their household pets in for grooming. Tattoo salons and similar non-essential services remain closed for the moment, but rehabilitation services, such as massages, will also start operating. And all stores and services should be able to open on May 10, regardless of the local development of the pandemic.
A major crisis in relations between Prague and Moscow has reached a new plateau, with the Czech government expelling dozens of Russian Embassy staff following revelations of deadly Russian operations on Czech soil. Experts say the Kremlin is likely to retaliate further, while President Zeman’s first response is much-anticipated.
The most intense dispute between the Czech Republic and Russia in decades reached a new level on Thursday.
Following the revelation that Russian intelligence agents were behind deadly explosions in Moravia in 2014, and subsequent tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats, Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhánek said his government would impose parity of staff numbers between the Russian Embassy in Prague and the Czech Embassy in Moscow.
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