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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tory Shepherd and Christopher Knaus

Ukraine makes bid for Russian embassy land in Canberra after lease terminated

The gates of the existing Russian embassy in Canberra.
The Russian embassy is expected to continue to operate from its current location in Canberra’s inner-south suburb of Griffith. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Ukraine is looking to snap up a plot of land in Canberra that is potentially available after the National Capital Authority terminated the Russian embassy’s lease.

The NCA said this week it cancelled the lease because of its “use it or lose it” policy. More than a decade since Russia’s building plans were approved, construction has failed to progress. The capital authority gave Russia 20 days to vacate the property.

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