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Miklos Bolza

Russia sues over embassy expulsion

Russia's existing embassy in Canberra is not affected by the ongoing dispute. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The Australian government is now in court over an allegedly "unreasonable" decision to terminate a 99-year lease and expel Russia from its new Canberra embassy site.

In Federal Court proceedings filed Wednesday, the Government of the Russian Federation seeks orders that it retain hold of and be "granted quiet enjoyment" of the diplomatic site in the suburb of Yarralumla.

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