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Anthony Albanese has praised Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the UN, while boosting Australian aid in a fresh security agreement.
The prime minister met with Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday, Australian time, pledging $60 million more in support for Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.
The 10-year bilateral security agreement, signed by both leaders, will lead to an extra $45 million in Australian Defence Force equipment for Ukraine.
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A further $10 million will go to Ukraine's energy support fund, while $5 million will be spent on humanitarian assistance.
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The $60 million fund will bring Australia's total contribution to Ukraine since Russia's invasion in 2022 to $1.9 billion.
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The prime minister became emotional as he paid tribute to his 'friend' Zelenskyy in his fight against Russian aggression.
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'Zelenskyy's leadership has been... quite extraordinary, leading people in circumstances which are extraordinarily difficult,' he said.
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Albanese said the agreement was a proud day for Australians in seeking to uphold international laws.
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Anthony Albanese has praised Volodymyr Zelenskyy's leadership of Ukraine as 'quite extraordinary'
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The prime minister became emotional as he paid tribute to his 'friend' Zelenskyy in his fight against Russian aggression
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This is an issue not just for Europe, this is an issue for the world,' he told reporters in New York upon signing the agreement.
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'If a large, more powerful country in Russia is allowed to profit from breaking the international rules of law with its illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine, then that sets a bad precedent for the entire world.'
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'Russia thought it could just steamroll through in a matter of weeks, and what we have found is that the people of Ukraine were underestimated.'
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The two leaders hugged when they first met in-person at the summit, with Zelenskiy thanking Australia for its support to Ukraine throughout the conflict.
'(The agreement is) the strongest document between our countries,' he told reporters.
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'We really will increase our co-production and trade and, of course, security, which is really important.
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Albanese said the bilateral agreement would be in place not only during the war in Ukraine, but during peacetime once the conflict concludes.
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As part of the agreement, Australia will also step up training to help Ukrainian forces deter and repel any future Russian attacks.
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It will also look to explore co-operation for training centres and jointly produce air-defence measures, missiles and drones.
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Australia will join forces with the United Kingdom and Norway-led coalition to help support the development of Ukraine's navy.
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Work will be carried out to strengthen Ukraine's maritime capability.
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Australia and Ukraine will also work together to rebuilding infrastructure such as military healthcare facilities and training centres.
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Extra sanctions have also been imposed on Russia, coinciding with the announcement of the agreement.
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It brings the total sanctions placed on Russia and its supporters by the federal government to more than 1900.
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The announcement of the security pact came on the same day it was revealed the US would invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the G20 summit.
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The summit will take place in Florida in December at the Trump National Golf Club.
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While Russia remains a member of the G20, Putin has not attended in person since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Russia has often been represented by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Russia has not responded to the invitation.
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Albanese said he had no plans of interacting with Putin at the summit.
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'I have no intention of having discussions with Putin, I think that his actions have been reprehensible,' he said.
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