Australia to block Russia from building new embassy – PM

Long-standing

Anthony Albanese says he wants to terminate the lease agreement for the plot of land where the proposed embassy would be.

Long-standing plans to build a new Russian embassy in Australia have been scrapped, after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday pledged to introduce a bill to terminate the lease for a plot of land in Canberra where the new building was planned.

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