New Zealand announced more sanctions targeting individuals and entities supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine, following the passage of a new bill in the US Senate targeting the country’s oil and gas revenues.
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The sanction package - New Zealand’s 36th round against Russia - targets 33 individuals and entities with a particular focus on cyber actors, as well as those involved in the forced relocation, abduction, and re-education of Ukrainian children, Winston Peters, foreign affairs minister, said in a statement Saturday, without elaborating on the measures.
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“Children should never be used as instruments of war,” said Peters. “New Zealand remains deeply concerned by efforts to abduct and re-educate Ukrainian children through coercive state-directed programs.”
{{/usCountry}}“Children should never be used as instruments of war,” said Peters. “New Zealand remains deeply concerned by efforts to abduct and re-educate Ukrainian children through coercive state-directed programs.”
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The announcement by New Zealand follows a move overnight by the US Senate passing a sweeping new bill authorizing tariffs on China, India and other top buyers of the country’s oil and gas.