SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it would slap further sanctions and travel bans on Russian and Ukrainian individuals and also target companies for the first time, citing what it said was Russia's failure to lower tensions in eastern Ukraine.
The statement by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop coincided with an announcement by Russia's Defence Ministry that Russian troops that took part in military exercises near Ukraine were preparing to return to their permanent bases.
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