Australia Military Equipment Bound for Ukraine

Australia Military Equipment Bound for Ukraine
Prime Minister Scott Morrison during press conference approving a Pfizer vaccine at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Feb. 4, 2021. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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Australia will donate military equipment and coal to Ukraine’s effort to defend its country from invasion while placing additional sanctions on Russia.

Following discussions between Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Defence Minister Peter Dutton, and their Ukrainian counterparts, an additional A$21 million (US$15.59 million) worth of Australian Defence Force stock will seek to meet priority requests from Ukraine, the government announced on Sunday morning.