Foreign Affairs minister Penny Wong confirmed Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Kharchenko have been sanctioned after The Hague discovered them responsible.
“The third convicted perpetrator Igor Girkin, was sanctioned by Australia in 2014 for supporting separatist activity in eastern Ukraine,” Wong’s workplace stated in a press release.
“Australia has also sanctioned Sergey Muchkaev, a Colonel with the Russian Armed Forces who in July 2014 was the Commander of the 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade, which supplied the Buk-TELAR that downed Flight MH17.”
Wong stated the three new sanctions have been on individuals who “actively supported actions and policies that threatened the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine”.
“These sanctions demonstrate the Australian Government’s ongoing commitment to hold to account those responsible for the downing of Flight MH17.
“Our ideas stay with those that misplaced their lives, their households and family members.”
Australia worked with the Netherlands and European Union to coordinate the sanctions.
Source: www.9news.com.au
