Aus refuses Putin cash despite oil chaos

Australian Foreign Minister Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russian Oil

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has ruled out lifting sanctions on Russian oil despite the current fuel crisis, saying the Labor government does not want to assist Russia in its war with Ukraine. “We maintain our sanctions on Russian oil. That’s because we don’t want to fuel Mr. Putin’s war machine,” Wong told Sunrise on March 31. Penny Wong’s latest comments came after politicians from other parties proposed easing sanctions to address fuel shortag…

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Aus refuses Putin cash despite oil chaos

Labor has ruled out scrapping sanctions on Russian oil amid global supply shocks, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong saying it would pump cash into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “war machine”.

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