Australia has responded to requests from Ukraine for shipments of coal ahead of the country's next winter, opting to send $20 million in cash instead.
Australia has responded to requests from Ukraine for shipments of coal ahead of the country's next winter, opting to send $20 million in cash instead.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said sending funds rather than coal direct was simply cheaper and easier."In fact this amount of money, should Ukraine wish to spend it for coal, would yield an equivalent amount of coal to what we saw previously.Ukraine has welcomed the support, with Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko saying it is much needed.
"Questions need to be answered by the government about why it's taken six months to respond to a request for more coal, and why money in a fund is better for Ukraine than Australian coal on a ship, as Ukraine had requested," he said.
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