Australia Working With Partners on ‘Deep and Serious’ Sanctions on Russia: Foreign Minister

Ministry in contact with remaining Australians in Ukraine

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a news conference with Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the State Department in Washington, DC on Sept. 16, 2021. Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP via Getty Images

Australia is working with democratic allies to impose additional sanctions on Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.

“Australia has been working with like-minded partners, including the United States, UK, and Canada on what our sanctions options look like,” Foreign Minister Marise Payne told 2GB Radio on Feb. 22.