SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday (Jun 14) the government would block the construction of a new Russian embassy near the country's parliament, citing threats to nation
Russia currently holds the lease for a parcel of land near Parliament House in Australia's capital Canberra, where it had planned to locate a new embassy building.
"The government has received very clear security advice as to the risk posed by a new Russian presence so close to Parliament House," he told reporters.The new laws, which have secured bipartisan support, do not stop Russia from having a diplomatic footprint in Australia - only from building its embassy so close to the parliament.
"The principal problem with the proposed second Russian embassy in Canberra is its location," she said.
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