Travel advice for Australians visiting Russia

Russian diplomats expelled from the US arrive in Moscow

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Australian travellers to Russia have been warned to brace for possible anti-Western sentiment as the fallout continues from the poisoning of a former spy in the United Kingdom.


The government's official advice for travellers was updated after Australia joined 23 other Western countries in expelling Russian diplomats in a show of solidarity with Britain.

The British government blames Russia for the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury [SAWLS-bree], but Russia denies responsibility.


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