An Australian senator — who has just completed a tour of war-ravaged areas of Ukraine — has blasted Germany and France for not providing enough support to fight back against Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.
He's called on France and Germany to step up their aid"Countries like Germany and France need to get off their arses, to put it colloquially, and do more," said Victorian Liberal David Van, who is also demanding Australia immediately reopen its embassy in Kyiv.
The backbencher — who co-chairs federal parliament's Ukraine-Australia Friendship group — says he'd like to see more federal government support provided to the besieged nation. "Winter is only a few months away and there's a lot of people without housing still inside the country," Senator Van explained.
"I wouldn't encourage them to go and fight. I don't think that's my position but, if people choose to, that's up to them. I know they would be welcomed." Over recent weeks, several nations, including the United States, have reopened their embassies in Kyiv but Australia is yet to do so, despite Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's visit to the city last month.
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