, Forrest said he would wear his sanction as a badge of honour.
Forrest said he had no regrets about calling out Russia over the invasion of Ukraine. “I don’t take it lightly, I take it seriously but I would say to other leaders in the room that you are not worth talking to unless you have been sanctioned.“ He accused Western politicians of “propping up the Kremlin” by relying on natural gas imports from Russia instead of ramping up the production of alternative energy capabilities.Hydrogen Summit on Friday morning . “Keep buying it and keep propping up the Kremlin.”
Other newly sanctioned business leaders, including Atlassian’s Mike Cannon-Brookes, Rio Tinto chief executive Simon Trott and Seven West media chairman Kerry Stokes have not yet commented on their new status.editor Bevan Shields said that while he wasn’t planning a holiday in Russia any time soon, the ban might affect others on the list.
“If telling the truth about Russian President Vladimir Putin, an accused war criminal, and his brutal invasion of Ukraine leads to sanctions, I am sure journalists will take that as evidence that we are doing our jobs well,” Shields said.
ameliamcguiree Might these two greedy, irresponsible megalomaniacs turn their attention to something useful for humanity, rather than publicly massaging their own egos at other people’s expense.
ameliamcguiree Being sanctioned by a war criminal? Bit of irony here from Putin while he carries on with genocide in Ukraine.
ameliamcguiree I’m sure she’s happy to pay more tax to fund the extra defence spending, right?
ameliamcguiree Gina Rinehart’s contribution to Australia’s coastal defence problem.
ameliamcguiree Vlad is making a lot of foreign miners very happy
ameliamcguiree Someone tell our oligarch that mines aren’t always the answer.
ameliamcguiree Interesting list - perhaps even more interesting because there’s only 3 people on it that I’d say are at least half decent, and of them only 1 that I’d go into bat for…
ameliamcguiree Funny, I'm having trouble disagreeing with Gina on this one
ameliamcguiree Maybe the IPA can take him out. I believe agent Tim Wilson is available
I'm with Vladimir Putin on this, sanction ginarinehart.
ameliamcguiree Goodness her $$ are impacted so now she cares
ameliamcguiree She looks like she's got one foot in the gravy
ameliamcguiree Gina, no one cares anymore.
ameliamcguiree For balance.
ameliamcguiree Why would Russia sanction Gina?
ameliamcguiree What’s she got going on in Russia to get Sanctioned in the first place ? wealth
ameliamcguiree This woman Putin can purchase with a round of drinks Nobody is going to war for Gina.
ameliamcguiree Who cares.