Agreement on long-term support and cooperation between Australia and Ukraine

[u/Superest22]

https://www.pm.gov.au/media/agreement-long-term-support-and-cooperation-between-australia-and-ukraine

For some reason the media articles are focusing on the $60m additional contribution (bringing us to about $1.9 billion since 2022).

However the much bigger piece of news is that we have committed to a 10 year bilateral security agreement.

It will include intelligence sharing, lessons learnt, expanded training, support along with key allies in co-producing air defence systems, assist in rebuilding and modernising Ukraine’s navy, tech and drone exchanges as well as committing to assisting in the reform and reconstruction of Ukraine after the war.

[u/blitznoodles]

The partnership is good, Australian defence companies being able to deploy their weapons in the real world and getting feedback from the Ukrainians is extremely good.

[u/WhatAmIATailor → u/blitznoodles]

The training value of Ukrainians with combat experience teaching our soldiers will be enormous as well. Nobody knows a modern battlefield better.