The wives of the ambassadors of Ukraine, Italy and Estonia have left the women's club in Canberra after the Russian ambassador's wife was admitted to it. Politico. The club accepted Irina Petrakova, explaining that refusing her because of her country of origin would violate anti-discrimination laws. The wife of the Ukrainian ambassador, Liana Myroshenchenko, said she could not be in the same club with "the wife of the ambassador of a country that is currently destroying my country and destroying the life of my people."

The wives of the ambassadors of Ukraine, Italy and Estonia have left the women's club in Canberra after the Russian ambassador's wife was admitted to it. Politico. The club accepted Irina Petrakova, explaining that refusing her because of her country of origin would violate anti-discrimination laws. The wife of the Ukrainian ambassador, Liana Myroshenchenko, said she could not be in the same club with "the wife of the ambassador of a country that is currently destroying my country and destroying the life of my people."