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Australia imposes travel bans and sanctions against three men over downing of MH17 By political reporter Monte Bovill
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. (Supplied: Dutch Safety Board)
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The Australian government has hit three of the men behind the downing of flight MH17 with sanctions and travel bans in a move likely to further inflame tensions with Russia.
Key points:
All 298 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 died when a Russian-made missile hit the plane in 2014
Two Russians and a Ukrainian were convicted of murder last year
New sanctions imposed by Australia target two of the convicted men
All 298 people on board the plane, including 38 Australian citizens and residents, died when a Russian-made missile hit the plane in 2014.
Two Russians and a Ukrainian were convicted of murder last year after a court in the Netherlands found the three men helped procure the surface-to-air missile launcher that shot the plane out of the sky.
The new sanctions imposed by Australia target two of the convicted men — Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Kharchenko.
The government has also imposed sanctions on Sergey Muchkaev, a colonel with the Russian Armed Forces and the commander of the anti-aircraft missile brigade that supplied the missile.
The third convicted perpetrator, Igor Girkin, was already sanctioned by Australia in 2014 for supporting separatist activity in eastern Ukraine.
Both Coalition and Labor governments in Australia have thrown their full weight behind the Netherlands-led efforts to secure prosecutions for the crime and to hold Russia responsible for the hundreds of deaths.
The government is likely to frame the latest sanctions as another step towards achieving justice.
Girkin, Dubinskiy and Karchenko were all sentenced to life but they are believed to still be free in Russia, meaning they are unlikely to serve the sentences handed down by the court, nor pay the 16 million euros ($28.8 million) in compensation they were ordered to pay.
International prosecutors earlier this year said they found "strong indications" Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use of a Russian missile system that shot down the plane.
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The move is likely to draw fresh protests from Russia, which has complained bitterly about Australia's move to provide military equipment and weaponry to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow's invasion.
The Russian embassy has also launched a High Court challenge in Canberra as it attempts to stop the federal government from stripping it of a lease on a prized block for a new embassy next to Parliament House.
Earlier this week, Russia also expanded its list of Australians banned from entering the country, imposing fresh sanctions on almost 50 business people, politicians, and journalists.
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Australia imposes travel bans and sanctions against three men over downing of MH17 By political reporter Monte Bovill
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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in 2014. (Supplied: Dutch Safety Board)
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The Australian government has hit three of the men behind the downing of flight MH17 with sanctions and travel bans in a move likely to further inflame tensions with Russia.
Key points:
All 298 people on board Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 died when a Russian-made missile hit the plane in 2014
Two Russians and a Ukrainian were convicted of murder last year
New sanctions imposed by Australia target two of the convicted men
All 298 people on board the plane, including 38 Australian citizens and residents, died when a Russian-made missile hit the plane in 2014.
Two Russians and a Ukrainian were convicted of murder last year after a court in the Netherlands found the three men helped procure the surface-to-air missile launcher that shot the plane out of the sky.
The new sanctions imposed by Australia target two of the convicted men — Sergey Dubinskiy and Leonid Kharchenko.
The government has also imposed sanctions on Sergey Muchkaev, a colonel with the Russian Armed Forces and the commander of the anti-aircraft missile brigade that supplied the missile.
The third convicted perpetrator, Igor Girkin, was already sanctioned by Australia in 2014 for supporting separatist activity in eastern Ukraine.
Both Coalition and Labor governments in Australia have thrown their full weight behind the Netherlands-led efforts to secure prosecutions for the crime and to hold Russia responsible for the hundreds of deaths.
The government is likely to frame the latest sanctions as another step towards achieving justice.
Girkin, Dubinskiy and Karchenko were all sentenced to life but they are believed to still be free in Russia, meaning they are unlikely to serve the sentences handed down by the court, nor pay the 16 million euros ($28.8 million) in compensation they were ordered to pay.
International prosecutors earlier this year said they found "strong indications" Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use of a Russian missile system that shot down the plane.
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The move is likely to draw fresh protests from Russia, which has complained bitterly about Australia's move to provide military equipment and weaponry to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow's invasion.
The Russian embassy has also launched a High Court challenge in Canberra as it attempts to stop the federal government from stripping it of a lease on a prized block for a new embassy next to Parliament House.
Earlier this week, Russia also expanded its list of Australians banned from entering the country, imposing fresh sanctions on almost 50 business people, politicians, and journalists.
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