The Australian government has announced fresh sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs, prominent businesspeople and their immediate family members.

"The Australian government today announces fresh sanctions on 33 Russian oligarchs, prominent businesspeople and their immediate family members," Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne said in a statement published on the website of the Foreign Ministry.

Among those who will be affected by the sanctions are Roman Abramovich, Chelsea Football Club owner, Alexey Miller the CEO of Gazprom, Dmitri Lebedev Chairman of Rossiya, Sergey Chemezov Chair of Rostec, Nikolay Tokarev CEO of Transneft, Igor Shuvalov Chairman Vnesheconombank (VEB.RF) and Kirill Dmitriev CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

"We will continue to coordinate closely with our partners to impose a high cost on Russia for its actions," the ministry said.