KYIV. UkraineGate . 2 . October .2022 | World News.
Australia on Sunday imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 28 Russian-appointed separatists, ministers and senior officials after Putin announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine.
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The new sanctions target individuals who the Australian government says violate international law to legitimize Russia’s actions in Ukraine through “bogus referendums, disinformation and intimidation.”
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“These additional sanctions reinforce Australia’s strong objection to the actions of the Russian president and those who follow his orders,” foreign minister Penny Wong said.
The Russian dictator on Friday announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine after conducting “pseudo-referendums” that Kyiv and Western governments condemned as illegal and coercive.
“The regions of Ukraine, which are now occupied by Russian troops, are the sovereign territory of Ukraine. No fictitious referendum will change that,” Wong said.
Australia has stated that Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions are sovereign territory of Ukraine.
Canberra has also filed a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice in support of Ukraine’s lawsuit against Russia for violation of the Genocide Convention.
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Ukraine appealed to the International Court of Justice against the background of attempts to annex its territories by Russia.
Source: Ukrgate
