Australia has imposed sanctions on 37 individuals and 7 organizations linked to Russia.
The sanctions included members of the boards of directors of Gazprombank, Sovcomflot, Gazprom Neft, singer Yaroslav Dronov (Shaman), media manager Aram Gabrelyanov, Director General of the Internet Development Institute Alexey Goreslavsky, Moscow City Duma deputy and TV presenter Maria Kiselyova, CEO of PJSC RusHydro Viktor Khmarin, insurance company Consent, the Chip and Dip company and others.
Sovcomflot is Russia’s largest shipping company and one of the world leaders in the field of sea transportation of liquefied natural gas, crude oil and petroleum products
Gazprom Neft is a Russian oil company. Its main activities are the exploration and development of oil and gas fields, oil refining, production and sale of petroleum products.
The Institute for Internet Development, whose head was included in the Australian sanctions list, was chosen by the Russian authorities as a “coordinating center for organizing the production of content aimed at the spiritual and moral education of young people and its dissemination on the Internet.” This organization provides grants to media and propagandists.
In 2023, the institute received more than 20 billion rubles, over 17 billion of them for the creation of “state content” dedicated to “civic identity” and “spiritual and moral values.”
