The country will help Ukrainian border guards with equipment.
Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albenizi under during his historic visit to Ukraine, he promised to provide $100 million in military-technical aid.
“Today we are announcing an additional $100 million in military-technical aid. In total, we have already provided $390 million,” – he said on Sunday at a briefing in Kyiv after a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi.
“We are also additionally providing 14 armored personnel carriers and 20 Bushmaster armored vehicles. Thus, the total number of Bushmasters was 60,” he said, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
According to Prime Minister, Australia will also provide additional military equipment, drones.
“In addition, we will provide assistance to the border forces of Ukraine: improving equipment, cyber security and border control,” Anthony Albenizi said.
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The Prime Minister of Australia also announced his intention to exempt Ukrainian goods from customs duties, as some countries have already done. In addition, the Australian Prime Minister announced that his country will join the work of the International Court of Justice and intends to announce an entry ban for 16 Russian oligarchs and ministers.
“We will ban the import of Russian gold< /strong>, to reduce Russia's ability to finance its war. We will join Canada, Japan, the USA and Great Britain in these sanctions,” Albenizi added.
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