Russia bans 235 Australian MPs from entering country in response to sanctions

This is stated on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. 

The Ministry said that the decision was made in response to the Australian government's "politically motivated sanctions" against Russian individuals and legal entities. The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasizes that the restrictions are imposed as part of the Russophobic campaign of the 'collective West'.

The entry ban was introduced on an indefinite basis. At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that work on updating the Russian Federation's 'stop list' will continue, as Australia “does not intend to abandon its anti-Russian course and continues to introduce new sanctions measures.”

• On April 17, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the G7 countries continue to consider a number of possibilities to unlock nearly $300 billion of frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine.