Australia is unlikely to follow the US and European Union in pursuing new sanctions against Russia as its focus remains on recovering the bodies of victims of the downed flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.
Murder In The Sky: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Guardian: Abbott says Australia is unlikely to follow tougher US and EU sanctions
This picture released by the Australia Prime Minister Office on July 25, 2014 shows Prime Minister Tony Abbott (R) being briefed by the Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Michael Outrim about an aerial view of the MH17 crash site.
