China News Service, June 16. According to Agence France-Presse, on the 16th local time, Russia announced that it would add 121 Australian citizens to the sanctions list, including Australian defense officials, businessmen and journalists.
The Russian foreign ministry reportedly said the sanctions list was in response to "the sanctions imposed by the Australian government on an increasing number of Russian citizens".
In a statement, the department said people on the list included Australian Defence Force Commander Angus Campbell, artificial intelligence researcher Toby Walsh and The Australian's editor-in-chief Christopher Dole. Dore), will be banned from entering Russia indefinitely.
The Russian Foreign Ministry also said that the sanctions list may continue to expand in the future.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Australia has launched multiple rounds of sanctions against Russia, including Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and some Russian-owned companies.