Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been invited to join crucial talks in Lithuania, after $110 million in military and humanitarian support for Ukraine.
abc.net.au/news/nato-australia-albanese-lithuania-gabrielus-landsbergis/102577626Any decision by Australia to send retired fighter jets to aid Ukraine's resistance to invading Russian forces would be welcomed by "cheering" from Europe, according to Lithuania's foreign minister.
"So any steps beyond that would be truly, truly appreciated I have not heard the conversations now but I mean, who knows, maybe that happens in Vilnius."as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked world leaders for their ongoing support at the G7 summit in Hiroshima.Mr Landsbergis told the ABC the NATO summit in Vilnius came at a crucial moment in the war in Ukraine, with discussions on Kyiv's membership of the alliance at the top of the agenda.
"We're very close to where the war is happening, it's very close geographically," Mr Landsbergis said. "What we feel is that the history book is being written, for better or worse, in Ukraine – not just about the struggles of the Ukrainian people, but how the world reacts," Mr Landsbergis said. Crippling trade sanctions, with striking similarities to those imposed on Australian products, were used to punish Lithuania for pursuing ties with Taipei.
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