Antinuclear

(Under pressure from The Greens) Australia bans uranium sales to Russia

Australia bans uranium sales to Russia Yahoo 7 News September 3, 2014, Australia has banned uranium sales to Russia over its actions in Ukraine while announcing it will set up an embassy in Kiev and may offer military assistance.

The announcement by Prime Minister Tony Abbott came just days after Canberra said it would toughen its sanctions against Moscow so they match those of the European Union…….The Ukraine crisis will be a key topic during a NATO summit in Wales this week attended by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

She said a decision on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin should be invited to the Group of 20 summit in Brisbane in November was still some way off, as opposition to his presence grows.

Bishop said she would be speaking with NATO members to canvass opinion, but there was time for the Russian president to prove why he should still be at the table.

“But the point is this, there are a number of international meetings before the G20,” she said, pointing to the APEC forum in Beijing and the East Asia summit in Myanmar.

“I think we’ll have a better idea of the international community’s attitude and indeed President Putin’s attitude to attending these meetings before we consider the G20.”

Bishop added that as the rotating G20 host Australia’s role was to “consult and to reach a consensus”.

“But we are some way from that decision and of course we take soundings, and I’ve no doubt people will raise it with me, but it is not Australia’s call,” she said.https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/24890268/australia-bans-uranium-sales-to-russia/

September 4, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News