“The governments of Australia and New Zealand have decided to provide Ukraine with additional military support with a total cost of more than 70 million US dollars.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Vasyl Miroshnychenko and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Winston Peters. Photo: Facebook/vasyl.myroshnychenko Source: Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Vasyl Miroshnychenko
Direct speech: “The Australian government has announced the provision of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of AUD 95 million (USD 63 million – ed.). This amount includes 50 million for PURL, 2 million for the “drone coalition” and 43 million for military equipment, including tactical air defense radars, ammunition and engineering support.”
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Details: In addition, the New Zealand government allocated 15 million New Zealand dollars (approximately 8.7 million US dollars) to support the PURL initiative, which is engaged in the supply of weapons and equipment to the Ukrainian army.
Prehistory:
- Former NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced increased support for Ukraine. He stated that the Alliance is aware of the preparation of relevant decisions in “one or two countries”, and expressed confidence in a positive outcome.
- According to Rutte, this should be a clear signal to the ruler of Russia, Vladimir Putin, that the allies “will not go anywhere” and will continue to provide Ukraine with everything necessary for its defense.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte recently stated that if the peace talks are not successful, it is necessary to put pressure on Russia: through a persistent provision of military aid of Ukraine and through the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions.