Opinion

Why Penny Wong has to expel Russia’s ambassador

Russia places little value on human life, but the feared execution of Australian man Oscar Jenkins cannot go unpunished.

Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent

Jan 15, 2025 – 6.52pm

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If he hasn’t already started, Russia’s ambassador to Australia, Aleksey Pavlovsky, should pack his bags and get ready to move back to Moscow.

For if reports are true that Australian man Oscar Jenkins was summarily executed on a Ukrainian battlefield, it is untenable for Pavlovsky to stay in Canberra for two reasons.

Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery.

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