Topics: Re-opening Kyiv Embassy. 8.20PM AEST 29 August 2024 Sharri Markson: Now the Coalition has vowed to safely re-open Australia’s embassy in Ukraine if they win the next election saying that Labor’s stubborn refusal to do so has undermined our reputation as a reliable international ally. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022,…
Topics: Re-opening Kyiv Embassy; 06:45AM AEST 29 August 2024 Kenny Heatley: The hometown of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been struck by a Russian missile. It happened yesterday while residents of the central city were observing a day of mourning. Eight people were injured in the attack which targeted civilian infrastructure. The Coalition has…
Topics: Re-opening Kyiv Embassy; 06:15AM AEST 29 August 2024 Sabra Lane: The Federal Coalition is promising to reopen Australia’s embassy in Ukraine immediately if it’s elected at the next election, which is expected before May next year. The Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham, is currently in Kyiv. I spoke with him a short time…
Topics: Re-opening Kyiv Embassy; 0710 AEST 29 August 2024 Bridget Brennan: Well, the Coalition has unveiled plans to re-establish an Australian Embassy in Kyiv if it wins the next federal election. To tell us more, we’re joined from the Ukrainian capital by the Shadow Foreign Minister, Simon Birmingham. Welcome to the program. Thanks a…
A Coalition government will work with international partners to safely reopen Australia’s embassy to Ukraine in Kyiv if elected. Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Birmingham, announced the commitment to re-open Australia’s embassy during a visit to Kyiv where he reinforced the Coalition’s strong and continuing support for Ukraine in its ongoing war against Russia.…