Australia blocks construction of new Russian embassy near parliament
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the intelligence services had given "very clear security advice" on the move.
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A new law specifically designed to stop the development was passed on June 15. It will not affect the existing Russian embassies. The new legislation also recognizes that Russia may be entitled to financial compensation.
Since 2008, Russia has been holding the lease of a plot of land, which is approximately 400 meters from the parliament’s building.The Russians laid the foundation for the new embassy, but construction was slow. After Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, relations between Australia and the Russian Federation soured, and the Australians decided to cancel the permit for the new construction.
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A previous attempt to cancel the lease was rejected by the Federal Court last month. This prompted new legislation.
“We don't expect Russia is in a position to talk about international law, given their rejection of it so consistently and so brazenly with their invasion of Ukraine," the BBC quoted Albanese as saying.
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