Australia will sanction two Russian soldiers and a Ukrainian found guilty of shooting down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 which killed 298 passengers.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will formally lodge financial sanctions and
travel bans on Saturday following extensive talks with the European Union.
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