Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the government will look into any request from the Ukraine for boots on the ground amid ongoing discussions about the Russia-Ukraine war.
This follows Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggesting Australia was open to considering sending Australian peacekeeping troops to the Ukraine.
When asked about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, Marles, who is also defence minister, explained Australia would stand by the Ukraine for as long as it takes to end the war on their terms.
“We are waiting for those requests to come in, but we’ll give them due consideration … We’ve, and the prime minister made that point yesterday that if and when a request comes in, we will have a good look at it and see how we can contribute,” he told Sky News Australia on March 5….