Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged to increase military aid to Ukraine, including the delivery of new armored vehicles, during the Australian head of government’s first trip to Kiev.
“Australia will today announce an additional $100 million in military support, bringing our total support to almost $390 million.“, he said during a press briefing with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. He did not confirm whether it was 100 million Australian dollars (65 million euros) or 100 million American dollars, about 95 million euros. Anthony Albanese clarified that Canberra will provide “14 additional APCs and 20 more +Bushmaster+ APCsas well as drones and assistance to Ukrainian border guards.
Economic sanctions
He added that Canberra intends to impose new economic sanctions against Russia, as well as “The travel bans on 16 additional ministers and oligarchs will bring the total to 843 individuals and 62 entities targeted by Australia.“. “We will ban Russian gold imports to reduce Russia’s ability to finance its war– he explained, also saying to himself.It is a great honor to be the first Prime Minister of Australia to visit Ukraine“.
Vladimir Zelensky, for his part, welcomed “significant assistance, especially in the field of defense”, provided by Australia. Before this press conference, Anthony Albanese visited Butcha, Irpin and Gostomel on the outskirts of Kyiv, which have become symbols of war atrocities. “It is clear that civilian areas are being targeted by Russian forces in this immoral and illegal war“, he said.
Anthony Albanese also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive “the reception it deservesif he participates in November’s G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. “If Vladimir Putin participates in this meeting (…), he will receive the reception he deserves, which is not a friend, but a respecter of international law.“, he announced.
Source: Le Figaro
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