CANBERRA: Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday (Jun 26), with a top court backing the government's effort to seize the land.
"The court has made clear that there is no legal basis for a Russian presence to continue on the site at this time," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters.Russia bought the lease to the land from the Australian government in 2008, and in 2011 was granted approval to build its new embassy there.
"The government has received very clear security advice as to the risk posed by a new Russian presence so close to Parliament House," Albanese said.Albanese on Monday also announced a new package of military assistance for Ukraine - including 28 M113 armoured personnel carriers and an undisclosed amount of 105mm howitzer rounds.
"We support international efforts to ensure Putin's aggression fails and that Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity prevails," Albanese said. The package did not include Hawkei light armoured patrol vehicles or more Bushmaster infantry vehicles - both of which Ukraine had requested.
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