Australia announced that it will join with its troops as peacekeeper deployment to Ukraine but no soon Russia responded with an anger explode against it, promised to punish it.
“Russia has repeatedly made it clear that foreign military presence in Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, the idea of deploying Western military contingents in Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers aims to undermine peace efforts… For Australia, joining the so-called coalition of the willing will bring serious consequences. Once again, we repeat, Western boots on the ground are unacceptable to Russia, and we will not remain passive observers,” the Russian embassy claimed.
At the same time, the embassy described the statement as a “warning,” not a threat, adding that Russia had no intention of harming Australia.
On March 4, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that his country is prepared to consider sending peacekeepers to Ukraine if such a request is made to his government.
“We want to see peace in Ukraine and ensure that Russia’s illegal and immoral aggression is not repeated,” Albanese emphasized.
He also noted that Australia’s decision to send a peacekeeping contingent to Ukraine would not depend on the opinion of the U.S. administration.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow was “categorically” opposed to deploying a European peacekeeping contingent on Ukrainian territory.
