Australia tightens pressure on Russia with new sanctions
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Photo: Getty Images)
Australia has imposed new sanctions against Russian individuals and companies. The sanctions list includes 37 people and 7 entities, according to the press service of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs.
“The Minister for Foreign Affairs (the Minister) has by legislative instrument designated persons and entities for targeted financial sanctions and declared persons for travel bans (together, 'listed') in accordance with item 6A of regulation 6 (the Russia Criteria) of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011,” the statement reads.
Australia has added 37 Russian individuals and 7 organizations to its sanctions list.
According to Russian media, Australian sanctions have targeted Russian singer Yaroslav Dronov, known by his stage name Shaman. Sanctions were also imposed on members of the leadership of several Russian companies.
As a reminder, Ukraine also recently imposed economic sanctions on Yaroslav Dronov, with the corresponding decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian sanctions list also included Russian singers Nikita Dzhigurda, Nikolai Rastorguev, Alexander Rosenbaum, and others who actively support Putin’s war against Ukraine.
Last week, Zelenskyy enacted a new package of sanctions targeting individuals and companies conducting business in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.
