'Punching above its weight': Australia considers more aid for Ukraine

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'Punching above its weight': Australia considers more aid for Ukraine
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Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles says Ukraine's request for more aid is being considered, including more Bushmaster vehicles.

A Bushmaster PMV is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster ready for transport to the Ukraine on 8 April 2022.Australia is looking for new ways to support Ukraine in the wake of the Russian invasion, according to the acting prime minister.

"We're also looking at additional ways in which we can support Ukraine," he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. " haven't yet been able to announce any new assistance package but I'm sure it's in the making, I'm sure it's coming." While the prime minister is yet to indicate whether he will visit Kyiv, Mr Myroshnychenko said other world leaders have made the trip, despite the danger.'Biggest overhaul since Cold War': NATO to put 300,000 troops on high alert over Russia's war in Ukraine" Boris Johnson visited Ukraine last week. We had the visit of the Italian, German and French leaders ... visitors come on a regular basis.

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