Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) speaks as he sits next to Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a meeting with Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape in Parliament House in Canberra on Dec. 7, 2023. Hilary Wardhaugh/AFP via Getty Images
A day after the Russian embassy in Canberra issued a warning for Australia to stay out of the Ukraine conflict, the Department of Foreign Affairs has responded saying it will not be intimidated.
“Our message to Russia is: end your illegal invasion of Ukraine. We won’t be intimidated from working towards a just peace for the people of Ukraine,” the Department told The Epoch Times.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].