Statement On ‘Coalition Of Willing’ Leaders’ Meeting
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia joined a Coalition of the Willing virtual meeting hosted by Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom, along with President Zelenskyy and leaders from Europe, Canada and New Zealand.
Prime Minister Albanese reiterated Australia’s strong and steadfast support for Ukraine and restated that Australia will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Leaders agreed to continue working on delivering concrete actions to support Ukraine now and into the future.
Australia stands with Ukraine and we will continue to do so for as long as it takes. It is the right thing to do and it is in Australia’s national interest. Because what happens in the Euro-Atlantic has serious implications for our region – the Indo-Pacific – and vice versa.
This is a struggle not just for the people of Ukraine and their national sovereignty. This is a struggle for the international rule of law.
President Putin’s regime has imperialist designs, for Ukraine and beyond.
We must ensure Russia’s illegal and immoral actions are not rewarded through any peace process.
Australia supports all meaningful progress towards a just and enduring peace in Ukraine and for broader security in Europe. But pressure will need to be applied on Russia to engage in good faith.
Australia is always open to considering any new proposals to support Ukraine – which we do so based on our capacity and comparative strengths.
Australia has committed $1.5 billion to help Ukraine defend itself, including $1.3 billion in military support and through vital equipment and training of Ukrainian forces.
Australia is open to considering any requests to contribute to a future peacekeeping effort in support of the just and lasting peace we all want for Ukraine.
We have a proud tradition of supporting peace through 80 years of contributions to international peacekeeping missions. Of course, peacekeeping missions by definition require a precondition of peace.
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