Australia joined the sanctions against Lukashenka and his family

Australia imposed new sanctions on Friday on Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko and his family, as well as on members of the Russian media for their role in supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Marise Payne, Australia’s foreign minister, said the government had placed sanctions on 22 ''Russian propagandists and disinformation operatives'', including editors from state broadcaster Russia Today, the Strategic Culture Foundation, a think-tank, news agency InfoRos and Newsfront, a Russian website based in Crimea.