“In response to the earlier decision of the official Canberra to impose sanctions on the Australian analogue of the Magnitsky Act, the Russian Federation, on the basis of reciprocity, additionally adds 39 people to the national stop list from among representatives of law enforcement agencies, the border service, as well as contractor companies of the Australian defense sector” , the ministry said.
The list includes six Deputy Ministers of the Interior of Australia.
“In a situation where the Australian authorities continue to whip up Russophobic sentiments and pursue a policy of expanding sanctions, we reserve the right to further countermeasures,” the ministry stressed.
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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.
As Russian Ambassador Alexei Pavlovsky noted, relations between Canberra and Moscow have reached their lowest point in decades due to the policy of the Australian side.