On July 20, Australia enacted focused sanctions on 35 entities operating within Russia's defense, technology, and energy sectors, as well as 10 individuals, comprising Russian Ministers, senior officials, and high-ranking military personnel in Belarus.

The imposed sanctions include:

• Russian companies supplying advanced technology, electronics and equipment to the Russian Armed Forces
• Russian entities involved in nuclear energy and Arctic resource extraction
• Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Belousov and Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshenko
• Major Russian defence entities, including Russia's largest producer of military helicopters and its CEO
• Senior Belarusian military officials who have threatened Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity

“Today's sanctions underline Australia's commitment to working with partners to maintain pressure on Russia and those supporting its illegal and immoral war” - Penny Wong, Foreign Minister of Australia said.

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