乌克兰、意大利和爱沙尼亚驻澳大利亚大使的配偶，在堪培拉国际妇女俱乐部接纳俄罗斯大使夫人伊琳娜·佩特拉科娃为会员后，以壮观的方式集体辞职。堪培拉——澳大利亚外交界爆发了一场争端。
Russian ambassador’s wife joins Canberra club, prompting walkout The spouses of the Ukrainian, Italian and Estonian ambassadors resigned spectacularly after the Women's International Club of Canberra admitted Irina Petrakova as a member. CANBERRA — A fight has broken out in Australia’s diplomatic community.
乌克兰、意大利和爱沙尼亚驻澳大利亚大使的配偶，已从堪培拉国际妇女俱乐部辞职，此前该俱乐部接纳了俄罗斯大使夫人伊琳娜·佩特拉科娃。
The spouses of Ukraine’s, Italy’s and Estonia’s ambassadors to Australia have resigned from the Women’s International Club of Canberra after it admitted Irina Petrakova, wife of Russia’s ambassador.
俱乐部主席桑迪·凯恩表示，在收到法律建议称因原籍国拒绝其入会将违反反歧视法后，俱乐部接纳了佩特拉科娃。
WIC president Sandie Kaine said the club admitted Petrakova after receiving legal advice that refusing her membership because of her country of origin would breach discrimination law.
乌克兰大使配偶利亚娜·米罗什内琴科在致会员的电子邮件中表示，她反对的是佩特拉科娃作为俄罗斯代表的角色，而非其国籍。
Liana Myroshnychenko, spouse of Ukraine’s ambassador, said in an email to club members that her objection was to Petrakova’s role as a representative of Russia, not her nationality.