Vasyl Myroshnychenko
@AmbVasyl
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Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia and New Zealand, ex-Advisor to the Minister of Defence. ex-CFC Big Ideas, a stratcom consultancy. LSE and GMF MMF Alumnus.
Canberra
Joined February 2010
"Fear is what we have to be most afraid of today" - Cardinal Husar. http://t.co/GuR8JjsIQr.
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Ukraine is extremely thankful that Australia is in our blue and gold corner. Each additional Bushmaster from 🇦🇺 to 🇺🇦isn’t just a very hardy and handy battle vehicle. It is the ANZAC spirit and Australian mateship for Ukraine on wheels – wheels that roll toward mutual victory.
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I strongly condemn the public display of the Russian flag during the game of the Ukrainian tennis player Kateryna Baindl at the Australian Open today. I call on Tennis Australia to immediately enforce its “neutral flag” policy. @TennisAustralia @AustralianOpen
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Press statement. The ninth anniversary of the downing by Russian forces of MH17 is a reminder of the tragic and triumphant bond between Ukraine and Australia. We can never forget the 38 Australian souls that fell from the sky to rest on Ukrainian soil on July 17, 2014. We
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Australian Bushmasters are saving lives and helping Ukraine repel the Russians from the Kharkiv region near Izium. It’s an inspirational start of a working week. Many thanks Australia!!
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As one of my Australian social media friends has remarked: “Bushmasters are the underdog hero of the war: tough, versatile, agile and save lives.”. Extremely grateful to the Australian political leadership for announcing another 30 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles for
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I was saddened to find out that Russians took the life of a Ukrainian defender Taras Pona. He is survived by his wife Kateryna and their two boys 4 & 6, who live in Brisbane.
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Thank you Australia! Bushmasters are saving lives 🇦🇺🇺🇦
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Australia could use some of the frozen Russian assets to rebuild the children’s hospital in Ukraine following the egregious Russian attack yesterday
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There are 3 things you can watch forever: fire burning, water flowing and the Ukr airborne troops using Australian made Bushmasters to liberate Kharkiv region. Many thanks to @AlboMP , @PeterDutton_MP&the Australian people for standing strong with UA. @oleksiireznikov @AUinUA
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It is a historic moment! Upon the invitation from @PeterDutton_MP, I was pleased to witness the transfer of 20 PMVs Bushmaster to Ukraine worth 50 million AUD (38 million USD). It’s a significant boost to Ukraine’s defence capabilities.
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Ukraine mourns the passing of Kane Te Tai, a New Zealander who died fighting for Ukraine. This morning he was lead out of the Marae, with mourners performing a Haka, and placed in the waiting hearse, ready to be taken to the cemetery for burial. A Ukrainian flag was placed on.
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Today on Anzac Day, I would like to pay tribute to the Australians and New Zealanders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of Ukraine. They are in our hearts and prayers. The efforts of these “Ukrainian Anzacs” will not be forgotten. At the going down of the sun, they
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A special bottle of gin produced in Australia to mark the liberation of Kherson
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1/ A recently unveiled mural in @Melbourne showing a RU and a UA soldier hugging is utterly offensive to all Ukrainians. The painter has no clue about the RU invasion of Ukraine and it is disappointing to see it done without consulting the Ukrainian community in Melbourne.
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It was an honour to lay a wreath on behalf of Ukraine at today’s Anzac Day to pay my respects to all those who gave their lives in service 🇳🇿 🇦🇺 🇺🇦
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North Atlantic Fellas Organization #NAFO is powerful decentralized alliance operating in social media countering the Russian disinformation.
We usually express gratitude to our international partners for the security assistance. But today we want to give a shout-out to a unique entity - North Atlantic Fellas Organization #NAFO. Thanks for your fierce fight against kremlin’s propaganda &trolls. We salute you, fellas!
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I often quote Golda Meir when people ask me about peace negotiations with Russia. Inter alia, she was born in Kyiv
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The program aired last night on Four Corners “Ukraine’s War: The Other Side” was the journalistic equivalent of a bowl of vomit. It unquestioningly repeated and aired countless blatant lies, historical distortions, racist claims and propaganda narratives emanating from the.
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Many thanks to Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska @ZelenskaUA for a special video address for Australia. It was streamed during a live broadcast from the National Press Club and then later in the evening at the Sydney Town Hall.
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Australian 'drone killer' system Slinger heading for Ukraine as part of the US Government aid package
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It’s great to see the Australian guns in the battle field fighting the Russians and defending Ukraine!
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On behalf of the Government of Ukraine, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of Australia on Australia Day. It is a true honor to serve in this beautiful country. I wish you continued growth, prosperity, and an ever-brighter future.
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As part of active measures, an Australian criminal & a far right activist with links to the RU intelligence Simeon Boykov aka Aussie Cossack has unleashed a major telephone harassment campaign against me. Threats, insults, intimidation. Have reported the case to @AusFedPolice
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“I was in f…g awe when I learnt that Australia is supplying weapons to Ukraine. I thought they’ve only got kangaroos there” - said a random Russian soldier in Kherson.
In this latest intercepted call, the Russian soldier in Kherson shares his concerns about the fact that even Australia supplies weapons to Ukraine, as he did not believe it had any.
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To thank Australia for supporting Ukraine, I’ve decided to back a local manufacturer and bought myself a pair of R.M. Williams boots
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What a shame @BASF !.
Meet German BASF Group, one of Putin’s biggest investors. They stay in #Russia. They don’t care. 80 years ago they co-produced Hitler’s Holocaust. Today they co-finance Putin’s atrocities in #Ukraine. “BASF - we create death”. #StandWithUkraine #BASFdeath
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Good morning fellas! Check out the Bushmaster towing the captured Russian APC - BTR-80. Isn’t it beautiful?
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Ukrainian Rugby League player lost his wife and daughter after the Russian missile strike at Kharkiv @dailytelegraph
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President Putin grants Simeon Boikov aka Aussie Cossack a Russian citizenship. Simeon is wanted by the AFP so he found shelter in the Russian consulate in Sydney in December of last year. He’s now using foreign diplomatic grounds to meddle into the domestic affairs of Australia
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The Government of Ukraine expresses its strongest gratitude to the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia – and the Australian people – for the allocation of 49 M1A1 Abrams tanks for Ukraine’s military defence. I take this opportunity to specifically thank @AlboMP,
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Ukraine is an underdog which is fending off the aggression of the bigger nuclear powered enemy. The Australian Bushmasters make a significant contribution to our struggle for freedom and democracy. Thanks a lot Australia 🇦🇺. Many thanks to @liammendes and Julian Knysh for this
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He’s ‘rooting’ for Putin’s war in Ukraine: How did Tucker Carlson get an Australian visa?
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the Russian missile strike on an apartment building in Uman 2 days ago killed 23 people, including 6 children. Three boys aged 1, 16 & 17 and three girls aged 8, 11 & 14. We’ll never forget, we’ll never forgive…
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Congratulations to @rustem_umerov on the appointment as a Minister of Defense of Ukraine! It’s hard to imagine a more challenging job than this one. @DefenceU . I am especially pleased about this appointment as Rustem is a fellow alumnus of the US Government funded high school
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The Russian army blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in Kherson region. This can lead to flooding of up to 80 settlements and will undermine water supplies to southern Ukraine and Crimea. It could also leave the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant without water for
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Thank you fellas! #NAFO.
We usually express gratitude to our international partners for the security assistance. But today we want to give a shout-out to a unique entity - North Atlantic Fellas Organization #NAFO. Thanks for your fierce fight against kremlin’s propaganda &trolls. We salute you, fellas!
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1/ Today on Anzac Day, I would like to pay tribute to the seven Australians and New Zealanders who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defence of Ukraine. Dominic Abelen;.Andrew Bagshaw;.Jed Danahay;.Trevor Kjeldal;.Sage O'Donnell;.Michael O'Neill; and.Kane Te Tai
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Russians killed this man in cold blood on camera. He was a prisoner of war. All he said was Slava Ukrayina. Got 20 bullets. Burn in hell Russians! We won’t give up
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2/ As @olgarithmic has rightly pointed out, the mural creates a sense of a false equivalency between the victim and the aggressor. It must be promptly removed.
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I am grateful to Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska @ZelenskaUA for recording this beautiful video address to Australia and the Ukrainian Australian community on Ukraine’s Independence Day 🇺🇦🇦🇺.@Zelenska_FND
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There is no outdoor advertising in Canberra, except for a spot around the airport. The entire past week, MPs and Senators who flew into the capital for the sitting week have seen this billboard in support of Ukraine calling on Australia to provide armored protected vehicles
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Why support Ukraine? This war has cost us everything, but we’re not giving up. Why should you?
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Aussie Town Arms Ukrainian Troops With Assault Rifles
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“NATO didn’t make Putin invade Ukraine. It is Putin’s inability to tolerate an independent Ukraine that has driven his brutal invasion” - an excellent op-ed by Jon Richardson
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Ukraine pleaded for help from Australia six months ago. It hasn’t received a reply
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Impressive turn out for the rally in Sydney commemorating the second anniversary of the Russian large scale invasion. Thanks a lot to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, NSW Premier Chris Minns, Senator Simon Birmingham, former Prime Ministers Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull for
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“The Ukrainian-Australian community is rallying around the nation for more military support to help their embattled home country repel Russia's invasion. Rallies will take place in Canberra, Sydney, Hobart, Adelaide and Bendigo under the slogan "Free the Hawkei" - referring to
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It’s a poetic video of the Australia supplied M777 Howitzer gun in action. Many thanks Australia. The full version is in my FB and LinkedIn . 🦘🪃🇦🇺🤝🇺🇦
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Extremely thankful to the Australian government for allocating additional military assistance to Ukraine in the form of 6 M777 155 mm lightweight towed howitzers and ammunition. The value is 26.7 million AUD. #StandWithUkraine @ScottMorrisonMP @PeterDutton_MP @MarisePayne
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I was humbled to receive a medal for the support of the Ukrainian Defence Forces from the Minister of Defence @oleksiireznikov @DefenceU . Extremely grateful to Australia 🇦🇺for the consistent military assistance. This recognition is special to me for two reasons. Firstly, it is
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It's bizarre. Julian Assange’s dad thanks Putin for his ‘ongoing support’
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Never in my life have I been more proud of Ukraine than now. Indeed, every nation has to go through its struggle to gain its independence to truly value it. It is through the enormous pain, huge suffering and fierce resistance, that we fight for our right to exist as a sovereign
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It’s a disgusting public display of the Z symbol during the event at Sydney Town Hall. Z stands for the Russian aggression in Ukraine, rape and murder.
Men wearing ‘Z’ shirts parade in front the crowd at the Russian Male Choir Of Australia at Sydney’s town hall tonight. A white female in crowd decries the “terrible” and “disgusting” act, but others proudly take selfies withthe group. The Multiculturalism NSW government
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It’s exhilarating to see the Ukrainian and Australian athletes taking up the medals in high jump 🇺🇦🇦🇺 . Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine has won a thrilling Paris 2024 women's high jump final at the Stade de France on Sunday, 4 August. Nicola Olyslagers of Australia won silver as
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Fantastic news from Vilnius! . Australia has committed another 30 Bushmasters for Ukraine 🇺🇦🇦🇺. Many thanks @AlboMP @RichardMarlesMP @SenatorWong.
I’ve just met with President @ZelenskyyUa and confirmed we’ll provide 30 more Australian-made Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles to support Ukraine. This new military assistance package takes the total number of Bushmasters committed to 120.
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Sydney Opera House is in blue and yellow colors tonight. Many thanks @Dom_Perrottet @markcourelive
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While in Kyiv, I was able to plant the Australian flag with the name of Brock Greenwood, the recently killed Australian in Ukraine. The flag joins many other flags at a special place at Kyiv’s central square Maidan where the fallen soldiers are remembered. I could not attend his
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I was delighted to welcome Foreign Minister Penny Wong to Kyiv this morning. It will be a busy day of meetings and discussions.
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It must be removed promptly. It’s utterly offensive.
@cityofmelbourne @cityportphillip I strongly recommend this is removed. Russia invaded Ukraine. Russia commits genocide & war crimes everyday. This is highly offensive to Ukrainians. How dare you! How offensive to those murdered, tortured, raped by Russia @AmbVasyl
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People in Kyiv are in the bomb shelters. The city is shelled. Urban battles around Beresteyska and KPI. Russian airborne troops are storming Kyiv. Ukraine shot down IL-76 over Vasylkiv this night.
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140 Ukrainian athletes will compete in Paris. It’s hard to imagine what each one of them had to go through to qualify and get ready amid the war and daily atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine. Please support them wholeheartedly. They truly deserve it.
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Australia's support to Ukraine is essential. The Bushmasters and M113s have saved many lives. Ukraine is counting on the support of the Australian people and its Government. We are stronger together, and together we will prevail! 🇦🇺 🇺🇦 💪.
Dear Australian friends,. Throughout history you have repeatedly proven that Australians are a nation of freedom-loving warriors who always stand up to a bully. You are 15 thousand kilometers away, yet we are very close in our shared values and readiness to defend them. That's
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On behalf of the Government of Ukraine, I thank the Commonwealth of Australia and the Australian people for their most recent package of military and humanitarian support for Ukraine. I am reassured by the Prime Minister’s strong statement that Australia is unwavering in its.
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Many thanks to @InvictusAus and to Assistant Defence Minister @MThistlethwaite for organising a very warm welcome for Taira in Sydney. Taira (Yulia Paievska) is the world-famous, tough and fearless Ukrainian female medic and Invictus athlete, who documented the Russian
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It’s grotesque that the grounds of the Russian consulate in Sydney are being used to interfere in Australia’s important debates. The consul should evict Boikov to face the law
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Andrew Forrest’s $740 million bet on Ukraine. Thrilling news! Extremely pleased about this development which will have a major impact on Ukraine’s reconstruction
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As I arrived in Kyiv this morning, Putin has sent another 50 cruise missiles at Kyiv, Dnipro and other cities aiming at critical civilian infrastructure. In the meantime, the city is beautiful. We call it golden autumn, yellow leaves. The sun is shining bright. Ukraine will win.
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I am deeply grateful to the Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins MP for announcing a new package of assistance following his short “pull aside” meeting with President Zelenskyy in Vilnius. New Zealand is providing 1.2 NZD million to the United Nations Development
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I can’t agree more with my President @ZelenskyyUa : Stalemate with Russia is not an option. No ceasefire is possible until we repel the Russians from the Ukrainian territory
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🦾🇺🇦 ⚡️To mark the 2nd anniversary of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine, over 400 rallies will be held around the world in a coordinated global initiative to show we Stand with Ukraine. 🇦🇺 Attend your local rally in Australia! . 💙💛 Show solidarity with our brothers
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Many thanks to Foreign Minister @SenatorWong delivering a strong statement in support of Ukraine at the UN Security Council meeting. 🇦🇺 🇺🇦
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Ukrainians want Russians banned from Sydney performance, unless they condemn invasion
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As our North American & European partners are stepping up military assistance to UA, I have made a call to the Australian Gov to send tanks, more Bushmasters and APCs. The war will be over once we drive the Russians out entirely.
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I praise the statement of the Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore on the despicable incident which took place at the Town Hall last Friday @cityofsydney
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Australian made Bushmasters are saving lives and helping drive the enemy out of Ukraine's sovereign territory.
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The Australian company @PolyNovoLTD has a unique technology to help skin regrow after severe burns caused by blasts and explosions. The application of a special bandage made out of polymer does magic to the affected areas. The innovation comes out of the tragic Bali bombing
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Bushmaster is a symbol of Australia’s military support for Ukraine! I can’t thank enough @AlboMP and @PeterDutton_MP for granting them.
Bushmaster, (genus Lachesis), an Amazonian venomous snake subdued by our soldiers that stings the enemy unexpectedly, painfully, and fatally. Thanks to our Australian wizards for the instruction manual. @RichardMarlesMP @AmbVasyl
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Tanks are essential part of our land defence, and our soldiers both need and want them. If Australia makes them available to Ukraine either directly, or indirectly through the US, we will gladly accept them and put them to good use.
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A compelling and genuine story from Ukraine’s frontlines by Channel 7’s @ChrisReason7 . Thanks to Julian Knysh for the footage of the Ukrainian soldiers recognizing Anzac and thanking Australia for support.
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It was an honour to meet our hero Viktor who is currently undergoing surgeries in Sydney to get the implants for his two legs, which he had lost in the battlefield. Many thanks to @AtlasGlobalAid for running a global fundraising campaign. Special thanks to those in Australia and
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Time to speak up, Novak. NB: I did speak to Craig Tiley yesterday late afternoon after I had submitted this text to Herald Sun
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What a visit! Australia is standing strong with Ukraine! Many thanks @AlboMP.
President @ZelenskyyUa has shown bravery and leadership emblematic of his people in the face of Russia’s brutal and illegal invasion. My visit to Ukraine sends a clear message that democratic nations like Australia will stand with the Ukrainian people in their time of need.
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It is 500 days since the outbreak of the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine. How are Ukrainians coping? How are you coping? . I often get these questions from media. I don’t really know, to be frank. We’ve got no choice. We’ve got to fight no matter what. We’ve got to stay
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1/ I would like to thank personally the Prime Minister @AlboMP, Deputy PM and MoD @RichardMarlesMP and Foreign Minister @SenatorWong for the disbursement of another 33 million AUD for the recon drones for Ukraine and further sanctions on Russia announced on Feb 24th.
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Lest we forget. We remember Australians who served their country. We remember Ukrainians who are fighting today for freedom, values and democracy.
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Australia has signed up to “drone coalition” for Ukraine led by the UK and Latvia. Many thanks to @RichardMarlesMP and the Australian Government for the decision to support Ukraine’s defence forces with the UAVs.
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Remembering the victims of the genocide against the indigenous people of Crimea committed by the Soviet regime. Today marks 80 years since deportation of over 190,000 Crimean Tatar People to Central Asia. Many have died on their way. They could only return once Ukraine became
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Australia looks at 'adopting' a region to help rebuild ravaged areas of Ukraine via @crikey_news
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Kane Te Tai is Ukraine’s hero, who died fighting against the Russian tyranny and imperialism defending democracy, human rights and fundamental human values.
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