Australia Expands Sanctions on Russia, Targeting Propagandists, Officials, and Tech Firms

Australia has expanded its sanctions against Russia, targeting 37 individuals and 7 entities linked to the Kremlin’s war machine, propaganda networks, and economic infrastructure.

The new measures were announced by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs on June 26.

Among those blacklisted are senior figures in major Russian state-owned enterprises, including board members of Sovcomflot, Gazprom Neft, and Gazprombank. Also sanctioned is Rustam Minnikhanov, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan, along with RusHydro CEO Viktor Khmarin.

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Australia is also targeting high-profile propagandists and Kremlin-aligned cultural figures. Sanctions now apply to pro-war singer Shaman (Yaroslav Dronov), TV host and athlete Maria Kiselyova, media executive Aram Gabrelyanov, actor Vyacheslav Manucharov, VGTRK  deputy head Anton Zlatopolsky, and Alexey Goreslavsky, director of the Internet Development Institute — a body instrumental in shaping Russian digital censorship.

The blacklist also includes several companies fueling Russia’s technological and legal infrastructure: the Soglasie insurance firm, chipmaker Baikal Electronics, JSC Mikron, Minatech, and the Pravfond legal defense foundation.

Earlier, the Australian Government imposed targeted sanctions on 60 vessels linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

This marked the first time Australia had sanctioned the shadow fleet, which Russia has used to bypass international sanctions and sustain its unlawful war against Ukraine.

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