Australia had cancelled Russia’s lease to build a new embassy on the prime land, citing security reasons. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SYDNEY – In 2011, Russia was given approval to build a new embassy on one of the most prized spots in Canberra – a stretch of land near Parliament House.
The Kremlin, which has not yet finished building its new embassy complex, responded with fury, accusing Australia of “Russophobic hysteria”. The saga, which has made global headlines, follows years of growing mistrust between Canberra and Moscow that long predated Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Australia imposed a range of sanctions on Moscow following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, the downing of MH17 in 2014, and the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Last Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced a ban on 48 Australian businesspeople, politicians and journalists from visiting Russia, accusing them of a “Russophobic campaign by the collective West”. The ministry said Canberra was “not going to give up its anti-Russia course and continues introducing new sanctions”.
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