Russia considering legal action after Canberra lease on new Australian embassy site terminated

Lease terminated under use it or lose it' policy after Russian government failed to complete building within three years

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The Russian government says it is considering legal action against a federal authority after it was ordered off the site of its new embassy in Canberra.

On Wednesday, the National Capital Authority said it had terminated the Russian embassy's lease over a block of land in Yarralumla, a wealthy lakeside suburb in Canberra, and ordered it to clear the site within 20 days.

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