Australia has imposed sanctions against a number of Russian officials, businessmen and propagandists.

The list includes Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov, propagandist Kristina Potupchik, former First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Ksenia Yudaeva, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Denis Popov, former Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, son of the former President of Tatarstan Radik Shaimiev, businessman Ilham Rahimov and billionaire Andrei Kozitsyn.

The Australian Foreign Ministry found them responsible for the invasion of Ukraine and repressions inside Russia.

Ilham Rahimov is a Russian billionaire of Azerbaijani origin and a friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Azerbaijani traders in Russia call Ilham-Putika