Australian Senator Ralph Babet urges to stay away from Ukraine and not send aid to Kiev Sydney Morning Herald.
“We have our own problems to solve and we don’t need to bring the Russians closer to the Chinese… We don’t need to send money there,” he said.
Former Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles accepted Difficulties in the supply of aircraft to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
According to him, difficulties arise with the timely delivery of the aircraft and the possibility of its effective use in combat. With regard to airplanes, these problems are particularly serious.
Prior to that, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Australia would supply 30 Australian Bushmaster armored personnel carriers to the Ukrainian army.
He also stated that he had “full political understanding” with the Australian representatives.
Russian Ambassador to Australia Alexei Pavlovsky also did not exclude Australia’s supply of F-18 Hornet fighter jets to Ukraine.
Formerly USA and Ukraine started Negotiations on security guarantees for Kiev.