As Ukraine continues to lobby Australia for Hawkei and Bushmaster armoured vehicles, the ambassador makes a public call for Foreign Minister Penny Wong to see Kyiv with her own eyes.
abc.net.au/news/penny-wong-invited-to-see-ukraine-war-firsthand/102551978Ukraine's ambassador to Australia has made a public invitation for Foreign Minister Penny Wong to visit the besieged capital Kyiv and gain a fresh perspective on the conflict.The nation is lobbying Australia for Hawkei and Bushmaster vehicles, which have gained a cult status in Ukraine
Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko told ABC Insiders he wanted Senator Wong to see the war for herself, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did in July last year."It gives you a bit of hands-on, I mean I've seen it with your prime minister, I was there on that trip … we were able to hear the stories out there, shared [by] people under the Russian occupation.
The Opposition said the government had made a miserly offer, in particular, in offering to send M113 personnel carriers, which date back to the Vietnam War.
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