The Australian government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on 14 individuals responsible for suppressing political expression in Russia.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that these sanctions complement the previous ones against those involved in the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, and she also announced that she planned to meet with Navalny’s widow.
“The human rights situation in Russia continues to deteriorate with violent crackdowns aimed at suppressing human rights and anti-war advocacy. We condemn Russia’s intimidation and reprisals against civil society and human rights defenders, and reiterate our call for Russia to comply with its international human rights obligations,” said Penny Wong.
Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, died suddenly last month while serving a 19-year sentence in an Arctic prison. His funeral was held in Moscow on March 1, 2023.
SanctionsLists.org publishes a full list of individuals sanctioned by the Australian government:
- Ilgam Mamedgasanovich RAGIMOV. Co-Owner of the Antipinsky oil refinery and Sadovod market;
- Andrey Anatolievich KOZITSYN. Former CEO of UMMC and owner of MelSyTech;
- Radii Mintemerovich SHAYMIYEV. Co-Owner of Sibur-RT JSC;
- Maxim Stanislavovich LIKSUTOV. Member of Board of Directors for Aeroflot;
- Ksenia Valentinovna YUDAEVA. Former Member of Board of Directors for Bank of Russia;
- Kristina Andreevna POTUPCHIK. Russian blogger and Founder of the K2 Agency;
- Maksim Bronislavovich SOKOLOVSKIY. Former Judge of the Moscow City Court;
- Elena Leonidovna ZHURALEVA. Judge of the Moscow City Court;
- Larisa Tikkonovna MARTYNOVA. Judge of the Moscow City Court;
- Roman Viktorovich VLADIMIROV. Judge of the 2nd Western District Military Court;
- Katerina Evgenievna KIRICHENKO. Judge of the Presnensky District Court;
- Denis Gennadievich POPOV. Deputy Minister in Russian Government;
- Yuri Ivanovich BORISOV. Deputy Prime Minister in Russian Government, Former Head of Roscosmos and current Senator;
- Vladimir Viktorovich SELIN. Director of the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control.
