Finance Minister says Australian sanctions on Russia will have an ‘impact’
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Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Finance Simon Birmingham believes the recent sanctions imposed on Russia by Prime Minister will eventually cause a long term impact.
Mr Birmingham told Jim Wilson, “The sanctions regime is about isolating Russia as effectively as we can”.
“They have a significant impact on how the financial situations operate across Russia.
Backing the decision by Scott Morrison the Minister for Finance said, “eventually they do drive division in a country”.
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