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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Anthony Albanese calls for Russian diplomats to be expelled over ‘sickening abuses’ in Ukraine

Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese
Anthony Albanese proposed a model which could see subordinates of the Russian ambassador to Australia, Alexey Pavlovsky, declared ‘persona non grata’. Photograph: Trevor Collens/AAP

Anthony Albanese has called on the Australian government to expel Russian diplomats, declaring that the “sickening abuses being carried out by Russian forces” in Ukraine must trigger immediate consequences.

In a pre-election attempt to get on the front foot on national security, the Labor leader said the prime minister, Scott Morrison, must act in lockstep with European partners by ordering a number of Russian diplomats and staff to leave.

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