The Russian Embassy in Australia called the sanctions against Moscow futile

Australia’s new package of sanctions against Russia will be as futile as the previous ones, the restrictions will not be able to prevent Moscow from eliminating threats to its national security, the report says. comments Russian embassy in Australia.

May 19 Australia expanded sanctions against Russia, adding 21 companies and three individuals to the list. 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 Polyusa number of defense enterprises and five banks: MTS Bank, Uralsib,Zenith”, “St. Petersburg”, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

The embassy has no doubt that the new measures will be “as futile as all the previous ones.” They recalled that Australian sanctions already cover more than 1,000 individuals and legal entities.

“Sanctions are powerless to prevent Russia from addressing the threats to its national security posed by NATO and the Kyiv puppets of the alliance,” the commentary says.

Moscow drew attention to the statements of Australian politicians about the “concern” about food and energy risks, which, in their opinion, were created by Russia.

“Meanwhile, it was precisely the reckless, hysterical reaction of the West to Russian actions in Ukraine that led to severe economic consequences, both in the Western countries themselves and beyond. Without learning any lessons, Canberra, together with partners from the G7, continues in the same spirit,” the embassy said.

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.

Earlier, the Australian Foreign Ministry clarified that for all the time the country has imposed sanctions on more than 1,000 individuals and companies. 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.”