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.
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
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
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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].
