Our voice is being heard. The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations’ warning about more russian blood oil entering Australia has been featured in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Australia is already funding the Kremlin’s war machine through a sanctions loophole that allows russian-origin fuel — refined in third countries — to enter our supply chains. As Asian refineries import growing volumes of Russian crude, that funding is set to increase.
As AFUO Chair, Kateryna Argyrou, warns in the article: the Albanese Government “cannot claim to stand with Ukraine while allowing money to flow into the Kremlin’s coffers”.
Australia has already sent an estimated $2.4 billion to the Kremlin since February 2022 — more than the $1.7 billion provided to Ukraine in aid.
Thank you to our friends at Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) for quantifying this trade in the article and helping make the case for urgent action.
Every dollar flowing to russia sustains genocidal attacks on Ukrainian cities and families — and through russia’s partnership with Iran, risks financing not one war – but two.
Read the full article: bit.ly/4wbun9Q
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