Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews tops a list of hundreds of Australians banned from Russia indefinitely, accused of promoting an “anti-Russian agenda”.
Former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews headlines a list of hundreds of Australians banned from Russia indefinitely, accused of promoting an “anti-Russian agenda”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has published a list of 235 Australians excluded from the country “in response to politically motivated sanctions imposed on Russian individuals and legal entities by the Australian government as part of the collective Russophobic campaign of the West “. .
Others on the banned list include former Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino, his successor Ben Carroll, current Treasurer Tim Pallas, Opposition Leader John Pesutto, controversial state MP Moira Deeming and State Party MP animal justice Georgie Purcell Georgie Purcell.
“The decision was made to indefinitely refuse entry to Russia to 235 Australian nationals who are members of city councils actively promoting the anti-Russian agenda in their country,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation said.
“As Canberra shows no signs of abandoning its anti-Russian stance and continued introduction of new sanctions, we will update the Russian exclusion list accordingly.”
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