Ukraine Appeals to Australian PM to Attend Peace Talks

‘I informed the prime minister about Russia’s ongoing efforts to expand the war and our pressing defence needs to counter the aggressor.’

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (l) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speak to the media during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Mr Albanese made a 12 hours long visit to Kyiv meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

The Ukrainian president and European Union ambassadors have privately urged the Australian government to send a high-level minister to a peace summit in Switzerland to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy spoke to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday night (May 29), and they discussed the peace summit.