6. Question No. 6—Foreign AffairsINGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri) to the Minister of Foreign AffairsQuestion No. 6—Foreign Affairs6. INGRID LEARY (Labour—Taieri) to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: Noa'ia 'e mauri. What recent announcements has she made about the Government's ongoing response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Hon NANAIA MAHUTA (Minister of Foreign Affairs): Noa'ia 'e mauri. Yesterday I announced new sanctions targeting Russian disinformation and cyber-attacks as part of the Government's ongoing response to Ukraine. This latest round of sanctions targets eight individuals and entities that are an integral part of Putin's campaign of disinformation and cyber-attacks in Ukraine. Included in the list is the Russian ministry of defence spokesperson the notorious Internet Research Agency troll farm" and the Russian intelligence agencies responsible for cyber-attacks on Ukraine. Sanctions mean these individuals and entities will no longer be able to travel or do business in New Zealand and New Zealanders will not be able to do business with them. Vladimir Putin is using the digital space as a weapon in his callous war against Ukraine. Ukrainians have been subject to relentless cyber-attacks by Russia and Putin's propaganda machine has been attempting to spread lies and false information to justify his illegal invasion of Ukraine. With these new sanctions we're showing our complete commitment to responding to Putin's aggression across all fronts.Ingrid Leary: Fạiȧkse'ea. How many Russian entities and individuals are now covered by New Zealand's sanctions?Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: Since the Russia Sanctions Act was passed on 9 March officials have worked at pace to introduce sanctions on this individuals and entities responsible for Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. Five rounds of sanctions have been introduced and over 700 Russian individuals and entities are now covered by the full suite of New Zealand's economic and travel sanctions. This includes Vladimir Putin and the senior leadership of his security council; all 170 members of the Upper House of Russia's Parliament; 36 oligarchs and close family with close ties and influence with the Russian Government; 19 financial institutions in total; and 24 entities including weapons makers and Donbas militia groups. On top of this New Zealand has put a 35 percent tariff on Russian imports across the board. The scale and pace of these sanctions is unprecedented for New Zealand. It shows our complete commitment to supporting the global effort to pressure Russia to end this illegal war.Ingrid Leary: What is New Zealand doing to hold Russia to account for war crimes in Ukraine?Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: We have all been sickened by the atrocities committed by Russian troops against innocent civilians in Ukraine especially the shocking images from the town of Bucha. New Zealand is actively supporting international efforts to investigate these crimes and ensure those responsible are held to account. We were one of 41 countries to refer Russia's aggression against Ukraine to the International Criminal Court for investigation. We've followed that up by being one of the first countries to make a financial contribution to support those investigations. Furthermore the Government has recently provided $1 million to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to support ongoing monitoring and accountability for human rights inside Ukraine. The Government is committed to holding Russia and its leadership to account for its crimes. To this end we've earmarked a further $500000 to support legal accountability in Ukraine including through the work of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice."