Czech government freezes Russian state's real-estate assets

A Ukrainian serviceman jumps on a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer at a position on a front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government said on Wednesday it froze Russian state-owned properties in the Czech Republic, expanding a sanctions list set up in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

The government press office said the EU country widened its national sanctions list to include a Russian company, which is controlled by the Russian presidential administration, and is in charge of managing Russian assets abroad. It did not name the company in the statement.