Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being urged to visit Kyiv after he attends the NATO summit in Spain next week. Ukraine's ambassador to Australia says it would represent a show of solidarity | CroweDM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being urged to visit Kyiv after he attends the NATO summit in Spain next week, to join world leaders who have stepped up their support for Ukraine in recent days with pledges of civil and military aid as well as visits to the capital.
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, said the visit could not only show moral support for the people of his country but also discuss practical help to add to the military supplies the Royal Australian Air Force has flown to Poland in recent months for transfer to Ukraine. “For Australia it is a vital investment. You have a tradition of standing up to coercion and bullying behaviour in the world, so it is important to step up for Ukraine and provide more assistance.”Australian National University emeritus professor Paul Dibb, an expert on Russia, said there was a good case for the visit to Ukraine.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Ukraine and Russia next week after attending a G7 summit in Germany that concludes on Tuesday, with the TASS news service in Russia saying he was due to be in Moscow on Thursday. One issue on the agenda is the security pact signed by Russia and China in the weeks before the invasion, raising implications for the Indo-Pacific region.
Australian Strategic Policy Institute executive director Justin Bassi said it was vital for Australia to make it clear that it backed Ukraine against the breach of sovereignty by an authoritarian regime.