Former Prime Minister Says Russia Cannot Be Allowed to Defeat Ukraine

Published on June 21, 2024

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott is concerned the Australian government has not done more to support Ukraine and warned the world is more dangerous than people think. Mr. Abbott said if Russian President Vladimir Putin succeeds in Ukraine, all the countries in Eastern Europe could be at risk. “Moldova, Georgia, the Baltic States, Poland—because this is what he sees as his personal destiny to recreate greater Russia,” Mr. Abbott said in an interview with the Institute of Public Affairs. The leader said he is embarrassed and even a little “ashamed” that Australia had not done more the help the Ukraine....