Pressure on NZ to pass sanctions law responding to Ukraine

Pressure on NZ to pass sanctions law responding to Ukraine
New Zealand has imposed a range of measures against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. (Image: Depositphotos)
Oliver Lewis
Foreign governments have repeatedly lobbied New Zealand to adopt an autonomous sanctions law, BusinessDesk understands.Unlike our key security partners, NZ lacks a general law letting it unilaterally impose sanctions outside those set by the United Nations Security Council. That limitation has been exposed following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which was the monthly president of the security council in February and is one of the five nations that have veto power (the United Arab Emirates is president for March).As the Wall Street Jou...

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