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STORY: The move follows the conclusion of a long-running litigation regarding the leased site after the federal court ruled last month that an eviction order made by the National Capital Authority - a government body tasked with the planning of the national capital - was invalid.

Albanese said his government acted quickly to ensure the leased site did not become an official diplomatic presence. The termination of the lease would have no impact on Russia's existing embassy in Canberra.

Australia is one of the largest non-NATO contributors to the West's support for Ukraine and has been supplying aid, ammunition and defence equipment and has banned exports of alumina and aluminium ores, including bauxite, to Russia.