Australia will work with NATO members to supply Ukraine with weapons, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters on Sunday.
The move to step up support comes after the prime minister said on Friday that the country would provide “non-lethal” military equipment and medical supplies.
“We are already providing significant support in terms of non-lethal aid, but I have just spoken with the Minister of Defense and we will look to provide all the support we can for lethal aid through our NATO partners, particularly the United States and the United Kingdom. ,” Morrison said backstage at a religious service for the Ukrainian community in Australia.
“[Nossos parceiros da OTAN] are already providing support in these areas and we will help them with what they are doing.”
Morrison also said that Australia has accelerated visa processing for Ukrainians wishing to enter Australia and will provide more humanitarian aid in the near future, describing it as a “top priority”.
“Our focus is on what is happening in Ukraine right now and providing immediate relief for those crossing the borders as hundreds of thousands of people are being displaced and the world community will work together on all these issues, prepared to receive each time. more and more like we did with Afghanistan,” Morrison said.
France will also send aid
France will send fuel and defensive equipment to support Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion, the French government said in a statement on Saturday after a partial meeting of the national defense council.
The statement gave no further details on defensive equipment, but an Elysée source told reporters on Saturday that this could include anti-tank weapons.
The national defense council also agreed to freeze the financial assets of sanctioned Russians and announced measures to “combat propaganda by Russian influencers and media on European soil,” the statement said.
No details were given on these measures.
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a “strengthening of economic and financial sanctions” in line with the European Union and the US, according to the statement.
understand the conflict
After months of military escalation and intemperance on the Ukrainian border, Russia attacked the Eastern European country. At dawn this Thursday (24), Russian forces began to bomb several regions of the country – follow the repercussion live on CNN.
Hours earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a “special military operation” in the Donbas region (eastern Ukraine, where the breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk are located, which he recognized as independent).
What was seen in the following hours, however, was an attack on almost the entire Ukrainian territory, with explosions in several cities, including the capital Kiev.
According to Ukrainian officials, dozens of deaths have been confirmed in the armies of both countries.
In his speech before the attack, Putin justified the action by saying that Russia could not “tolerate threats from Ukraine”. Putin urged Ukrainian soldiers to “put down your weapons and go home”. The Russian leader further stated that he will not accept any kind of foreign interference.
This attack on the former Soviet neighbor threatens to destabilize Europe and involve the United States.
Source: CNN Brasil
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