Russian Diplomat Ends Squat on Embassy Site in Australia After Court Setback
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A judge in Australia ruled that Russia can’t keep control of a plot of land while it challenges the government’s decision to terminate a lease.
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Russian Diplomat Squatting on Proposed Embassy Site Deepens Standoff With Australia
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Russian Diplomat Ends Squat on Embassy Site in Australia After Court Setback
Australia faces a legal challenge after it terminated Russia’s plan to build a new embassy on a site in Canberra where a Russian diplomat is squatting.
A man has been living on the site in a portable building since Sunday, after Parliament passed emergency legislation last week blocking Russia’s lease on security grounds.
Russia and Australia’s dispute over the site of Moscow’s proposed new embassy in Canberra has escalated, with local media reporting a Russian diplomat is squatting on the land despite the lease being canceled.
Local media reported that a Russian official was squatting at the location of Russia's proposed embassy after Canberra canceled the lease for the property due to security concerns. Russia seeks to appeal the decision.
A mystery Russian diplomat ended his short-lived solo defiance of the Australian government Monday after a top court forced him to stop squatting on the site of a planned embassy.
