A government spokesperson had earlier said such a move was not being considered, and Peter Dutton has said he does not see a need.
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have struck divergent tones on the possibility of Australia n troops contributing to Ukrainian peacekeeping efforts.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said Australia is "open to consideration" of its involvement in any peacekeeping process in Ukraine , despite a government spokesperson's suggestion a day earlier that the contribution of troops to a peacekeeping force was "not under consideration".
European leaders have been mulling sending troops to Ukraine in a "coalition of the willing" as part of a proposal to help orchestrate and enforce a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. Moscow has previously said it would not accept European troops on the ground.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK, France and Ukraine will devise a peace plan to end the conflict, as European nations vow to join a "coalition of the willing" to help Ukraine.
But on Tuesday morning Anthony Albanese struck a different tone, pointing to the government's military aid to Kyiv and saying Australia "stands ready to assist" Ukraine. "As a start, Australia has historically played an important role in areas, including in Africa, in Cyprus, in a range of peacekeeping areas," he said.Photo shows Donald Trump with lips pursed mid-speech wearing a dark suit jacket and red tie in front of a portrait.
Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, said the world would have to step up in response to the US shift in stance.
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