Australia imposes new sanctions against Russia and Belarus

Australia sanctioned 35 enterprises and 10 individuals, including Belousov, Chernyshenko, Moskalkova, Turchak, General Director of the Russian Helicopters holding Lepin and the holding itself, as well as four Belarusian military commanders Penny Wong

Australia has imposed new sanctions on Russia, 45 Russian legal entities and individuals fell under them, said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

“Today, Australia and our international partners imposed targeted sanctions on 45 entities and individuals of economic and strategic importance to Russia,” she wrote on Twitter.

The website of the head of the Australian Foreign Ministry specifies that 35 organizations of the Russian defense, technology and energy sectors, as well as 10 individuals, including “high-ranking military personnel in Belarus,” fell under the sanctions.

Among those who fell under the restrictions are First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, children's ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova and Secretary of the United Russia General Council, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Andrei Turchak. This number also included the general director of the Kalashnikov concern, Vladimir Lepin, and the general director of the Russian Helicopters holding, Nikolai Kolesov. The holding itself was also included in the sanctions list (the Kalashnikov concern has been on the list since February 24).

RBC sent a request to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Of the Belarusian citizens under sanctions were:

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Australia has imposed restrictions on Russian companies that supply advanced technology, electronics and equipment to the army or are involved in nuclear energy and the extraction of Arctic resources, as well as against defense enterprises. In addition to Russian Helicopters, the Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant, in particular, fell under the sanctions.

After the start of the military operation in Ukraine , Australia condemned Moscow's actions and began to impose sanctions against it, while at the same time providing military assistance to Kiev. According to the Australian authorities, over 1.1 thousand people and organizations are already under restrictions, including the heads of Russian ministries, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill, the general director of Channel One Konstantin Ernst, the philosopher Alexander Dugin and other political and public figures and businessmen who supported the military operation.

In addition, in December last year, Canberra joined the price ceiling for Russianoil at the level of $60 per barrel set by the G7 countries and the European Union.

The Russian authorities consider Western sanctions illegitimate, and also condemn countries that supply weapons to Ukraine.