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Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Australia to deploy 100 soldiers to help Ukraine in war against Russia
Australia will deploy up to 100 soldiers and a military aircraft to Europe in an effort to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Defense Minister Richard Marles announced the contributions at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) leaders summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday. At the request of NATO and Poland , Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft in August along with 100 Australian Defense Force personnel. Part of Operation Kudu, the deployment is designed to protect an international gateway for humanitarian and military assistance into Ukraine and will not be direct combat roles. The deployment is expected to conclude by November and will compliment Australia's more than $1.5billion in support to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022 . 'Australia is proud of its longstanding operational partnership with NATO,' Mr Marles said in announcing the commitments on Wednesday. 'The deployment of an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will again showcase our ability to operate from Europe, alongside NATO and partners, in support of Ukraine and international peace and security.' Leaders of the defensive alliance descended on The Hague on Tuesday for two days of talks on the conflict and Washington's uncertain commitment to NATO. Representatives of the member states, including many European nations, the UK, the US and Canada, are expected to commit five per cent of their national outputs to defence and related spending. Australia is not a NATO member but is considered one of its Indo-Pacific partners alongside Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. During the summit, Australia also imposed a fresh wave of financial sanctions and travel bans on 37 individuals and financial sanctions on seven entities. Mr Marles said the sanctions will target Russia's defense, energy, transport, insurance, electronic and finance sectors and proponents of disinformation and propaganda. Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed the sanctions as a sign of Australia's deep ties with NATO member states. 'Our targeted sanctions reflect our close coordination with key NATO partners, including the UK, Canada and the European Union.
Daily Mail
13 hours ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Australia to deploy 100 soldiers to help Ukraine in its bloody war against Russian aggression
Australia will deploy up to 100 soldiers and a military aircraft to Europe in an effort to support Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia. Defence Minister Richard Marles announced the contributions at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) leaders summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday. At the request of NATO and Poland, Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail aircraft in August along with 100 Australian Defence Force personnel. Part of Operation Kudu, the deployment is designed to protect an international gateway for humanitarian and military assistance into Ukraine and will not be direct combat roles. The deployment is expected to conclude by November and will compliment Australia's more than $1.5b in support to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. 'Australia is proud of its longstanding operational partnership with NATO,' Mr Marles said in announcing the commitments on Wednesday. 'The deployment of an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft will again showcase our ability to operate from Europe, alongside NATO and partners, in support of Ukraine and international peace and security.' Leaders of the defensive alliance descended on The Hague on Tuesday for two days of talks on the conflict and Washington's uncertain commitment to NATO. Representatives of the member states, including many European nations, the UK, the US and Canada, are expected to commit five per cent of their national outputs to defence and related spending. Australia is not a NATO member but is considered one of its Indo-Pacific partners alongside Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. During the summit, Australia also imposed a fresh wave of financial sanctions and travel bans on 37 individuals and financial sanctions on seven entities. Mr Marles said the sanctions will target Russia's defence, energy, transport, insurance, electronic and finance sectors and proponents of disinformation and propaganda. Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed the sanctions as a sign of Australia's deep ties with NATO member states. 'Our targeted sanctions reflect our close coordination with key NATO partners, including the UK, Canada and the European Union. 'Australia has now imposed more than 1,500 sanctions in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We will continue to work with partners to disrupt Russia's ability to fund its illegal and immoral war.'
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fewer than 1% of over 52,000 Ukrainian soldiers trained in UK fled during exercises
Over the past two and a half years, the United Kingdom has trained more than 52,000 members of the Ukrainian defence forces for participation in the war against Russia. Fewer than 1% of them have gone AWOL and claimed asylum in the UK. Source: Ukrainska Pravda article Operation Kudu: How Ukrainian soldiers train in the United Kingdom (English translation coming soon) Quote from Interflex commander Colonel Andy Boardman: "A small number out of more than 52,000 soldiers trained with us over the past two and a half years have fled. It's less than 1%. The vast majority of fighters who come to us are highly motivated and dedicated to their mission." Details: A senior source in Ukraine's military command told Ukrainska Pravda that only two soldiers went AWOL to claim asylum in the UK during training in 2024, and 12 more have done so since the beginning of 2025. For reference: Interflex is a programme for training Ukrainian soldiers according to British Army standards. Background: In early January 2025, it was reported that around 50 soldiers of the 155th Mechanised Brigade Anne of Kyiv deserted during training exercises in France in autumn 2024. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
