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Australia Targets Russia with New Sanctions on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary

The new measures impose financial sanctions and travel bans on 70 individuals and 79 entities.
Australia Targets Russia with New Sanctions on Ukraine Invasion Anniversary
A firefighter inspects the rubble of a damaged residential building following a missile strike in Poltava, Ukraine, on Feb. 1, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Australia has imposed new travel bans and financial sanctions on Russian individuals and entities, marking three years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

In a joint statement on Feb. 24, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Defence Minister Richard Marles, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced 149 new sanctions.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].