New sanctions against online platforms supporting Russia's war on Ukraine announced

Government announces sanctions on ‘malicious Russian cyber actors’

A protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. File photo supplied Ahmed Zalabany on Unsplash Foreign Minister Winston Peters has announced a new round of sanctions targeting malicious cyber actors and others supporting Russia’s “illegal war of aggression” against Ukraine. Today’s sanctions package designates 20 individuals and entities. Among them are actors supporting the Kremlin’s hybrid warfare tactics, by enabling Russian cybercrime activi…

New sanctions against online platforms supporting Russia's war on Ukraine announced

A Russian cryptocurrency payment platform - A7 - which the Foreign Minister says has been widely used to evade sanctions, has also been sanctioned.

NZ Announces Sanctions On Malicious Russian Cyber Actors, Online Platforms

Since the Russia Sanctions Act came into force in March 2022, NewZealand has imposed sanctions on more than 2000 individuals, entities, and vessels, alongside a range of trade measures. This is New Zealand’s 35th round of Russia sanctions.