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Australia’s conservative opposition is signaling it will back any government decision to send peacekeepers to Ukraine if ongoing US-European talks pave the way for a peace deal, according to The Guardian.
The shift comes after former opposition leader Peter Dutton dismissed the idea as a mere “thought bubble” when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggested Australia could join a peacekeeping mission. Now, under the leadership of Sussan Ley, the opposition has taken a more open stance.
“We will work constructively with the government in our national interest when it comes to our international relationships,” a spokesperson for Ley said, adding that the opposition “unequivocally supported Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s illegal and immoral invasion.”
Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, welcomed the bipartisan support.
“I welcome that decision, I think that’s a very smart decision. We’ve traditionally had that bipartisan support and I think it’s the right thing to do.”Myroshnychenko said.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte revealed in an August 18 interview with Fox News that a coalition of 30 nations—including Japan and Australia—has been working for several months on a framework of security guarantees for Ukraine.
