New Zealand slaps new sanctions against Russia after US move

WELLINGTON – 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. 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 on Aug 8, without elaborating on the measures. “Children should never be used as instruments of war,” said Peters….