Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliament

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block the construction of a new Russian embassy near the country’s parliament, citing threats to national security. Russia currently holds the lease for a parcel of land near Parliament House in Australia’s capital Canberra, where it had planned to locate a new embassy building. Albanese […]

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