The Russian ambassador has left open the door to a sanction war with Australia if it retaliates against Moscow over the UK spy poison attack, conceding he does not have “good relations” with Malcolm Turnbull or Julie Bishop.

The ambassador to Australia, Grigory Logvinov, also accused the Turnbull government of being deaf to outside views in strongly backing Britain’s response to the poisoning of a former Russian agent.

But Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has not backed down from her threat of Australian action against Russia over the first use of chemical weapons in Europe since World War II.

Russian ambassador to Australia Grigory Logvinov has left open the possibility of stronger sanctions against Australia. Credit:Fairfax Media

Australia has joined Britain, the US, France and Germany in condemning Russia over the assassination attempt in southern England of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.