Ukraine war: Australian PM visits Kyiv, pledges more military aid

KYIV, 04 July 2022, (TON): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged more military aid to Ukraine after visiting the war-torn nation's capital.

The prime minister met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv during a surprise trip.

He earlier toured the devastated towns of Bucha and Irpin, describing what he saw as a war crime.

The aid package, worth 100m Australian dollars ($68m; £56m), includes drones and 34 additional armoured vehicles.

Mr Albanese also announced sanctions and travel bans on a further 16 Russian ministers and oligarchs and an end to imports of Russian gold.

He says “he saw first-hand the devastation and trauma inflicted on Ukraine on his visit.

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