Australia's 'slipping' support for Ukraine in spotlight
ABCIn short: A former Ukrainian MP has urged Australia to provide more support to the country's war effort. "We wanted to make it really clear that Australia and France stand together in support of Ukraine in the face of the aggression from Russia," Mr Marles said at the time. Since then, the government has shifted its rhetoric, with the prime minister and defence minister describing Australia as "one of the largest non-NATO contributors" in support of Ukraine. When the ABC put these figures to Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs, it did not dispute them, saying in a statement: "Australia has committed approximately $960 million in support to Ukraine, including $780 million in military support and $75 million in emergency humanitarian assistance, to help meet the urgent needs of the Ukrainian people since the war began." "It's quite troubling to see that Australia started so strongly in supporting Ukraine at the beginning of the war, and then slowly slipped," she said.
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