‘This Will Not Be the Last’: Australia to Provide Largest Military Support for Ukraine

Published on July 12, 2024

Australia has committed to providing Ukraine with another round of military support to help the country defend against Russia. On July 12, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, who is visiting Washington for the NATO summit, announced a $250 million (US$169 million) military support package for Ukraine, the largest amount provided by the Australian government so far. This comes less than two months after Australia’s most recent support package for Ukraine, taking the total amount of assistance provided by Australian taxpayers to $1.1 billion. The deputy prime minister said the package would focus on integrated air and missile defence, including ground-to-air weapons systems, anti-tank weapon systems, and other types of munitions....

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