Australia added Oreshkin and 21 companies to the sanctions list

Australia has expanded sanctions against Russia, adding 21 companies and three individuals to the list. About it reported website of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Under the restrictions, including the presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin, the head of the state-legal department of the president, Larisa Brycheva, and the head of Rosfinmonitoring, Yuri Chikhanchin, fell.

Among the companies in the sanctions list of Australia were added the state corporation “Rosatom“, gold mining company PJSC Polyusas well as a number of defense enterprises.

Five banks from the Russian financial sector were subject to restrictions: MTS Bank, Uralsib,Zenith”, “St. Petersburg”, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The Australian Foreign Office clarified that the country has imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 individuals and companies so far. In addition, the government plans to introduce a ban on the export of equipment and spare parts to Russia. The ministry added that the sanctions “target sectors of economic and strategic importance to Russia.”

Australia joined the US and European sanctions after the start of a special operation in Ukraine in February 2022. The sanctions are imposed on the country’s metallurgy, energy, financial and defense sectors, and also include restrictions on the export and import of products.

May 19 was previously knownthat the UK expanded sanctions against Russia, nine companies associated with Rosatom, Tinkoff Bank, Dom.RFas well as the leadership of the Kalashnikov concern, “Gazprom oil and Transneft.