In reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Australia has announced a slew of fresh sanctions against the country. According to the federal government, this action is intended to impede Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
A ban on exporting machinery to Russia and regions under Russian control is one of the new regulations.
Additionally, sanctions have been imposed on the organisation created to take over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, the largest of its kind in Europe, as well as the state-owned nuclear agency of Russia, Rosatom.
The latest actions are directed at a total of 21 businesses and three individuals.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that “this action targets sectors of economic and strategic significance to Russia.”
“This includes the industries related to finance, energy, defence, and metals that support and perpetuate Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.
“Russia cannot be permitted to violate the territorial integrity and sovereignty of another nation.”
As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese landed in Japan for the G7 conference in Hiroshima—the location of the world’s first nuclear attack that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives—the sanctions were announced.
According to Albanese, the summit’s location this year brought more emphasis to the need to prevent atomic war.
According to him, “Australia is deeply committed to a world free of nuclear weapons, and I personally am very committed to that task.”
We are aware of the implications because we can already see them.
And in recent times, Vladimir Putin’s reckless threats to deploy nuclear weapons have served as a reminder that everyone must be on guard and that the fight against nuclear weapons needs to be stepped up.
Albanese is a visitor at the G7 even though Australia is not a member for several meetings with other countries.
That includes a brief get-together of other Quad members the USA, India, and Japan following the postponement of the planned meeting in Sydney the following week that was derailed by the compelled withdrawal of US President Joe Biden.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, is also anticipated to attend the G7 summit as a guest.
