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Russia loses appeal to keep planned embassy site near Australia parliament

2023-06-26 13:56
Canberra cancelled Moscow's lease on a plot of land near parliament citing national security risks.
Russia loses appeal to keep planned embassy site near Australia parliament

Australia's top court has rejected Russia's bid to hold onto a plot of land in its capital, where Moscow had planned to build a new embassy.

The government in mid-June cancelled Russia's lease on national security grounds, prompting a court challenge.

Experts said the planned embassy posed...