Australia has imposed additional targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on a number of individuals and organizations associated with Moscow's aggression.
This was reported by the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
"Today the Australian Government has imposed further targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 55 persons, and targeted financial sanctions on 37 entities.," the statement said.
As noted by the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new sanctions target those involved in the deportation of Ukrainian children from temporarily occupied regions.
In addition, sanctions have been imposed on objects in the Russian defense industry, energy sector, media, and mineral resources, as well as objects involved in Russian procurement networks in Belarus, Iran, and North Korea.
"Two years on since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Australia mourns Ukraine's losses, and we stand unwavering in our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity," the statement said.
Overall, Australia has already imposed over 1200 sanctions in response to the full-scale invasion of Russian forces into Ukraine.
