Australia and Japan present new sanctions

Canberra has added Russian billionaires, Oleg Deripaska and Victor Vekselberg, as well as 11 banks and government subjects to its list of sanctions.

With the inclusion of Russia's Central Bank, Australia has now targeted all possible subjects of the Russian Government, which are responsible for managing Russia's sovereign debt”, Canadian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said through a statement.

Tokyo, meanwhile, has sanctioned 15 other Russians and nine organisations, including the state arms export company Rosoboronexport.