“I would like to say something positive about Russian-Australian relations, but alas!
They have probably reached their lowest point in decades, ”TASS quotes Pavlovsky.
He noted that all existing forms of cooperation between the countries have been destroyed by the Australian side.
“Moreover, for reasons that have nothing to do with their own interests, but only in order to “keep up” with the allies,” Pavlovsky explained.
July 1
Australia has added 16 Russian citizens to the sanctions list.
Restrictions were also imposed on children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova, Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, and the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dmitry Patrushev.
In May, the Australian authorities imposed sanctions on a number of journalists and civil servants from the Russian Federation.