Original article by Ben Packham, Jacquelin Magnay
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 4-Mar-25

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has proposed to European leaders that a peacekeeping force be deployed in Ukraine as a part of a ceasefire plan in the war against Russia. However, although Australia supplied troops to the US-led ‘coalition of the willing’ in Iraq more than two decades ago, neither side of politics seems willing to commit Australian troops to a similar force in Ukraine, with a federal election only a matter of weeks away. Opposition leader Peter Dutton said on Monday that Australia should still support Ukraine in its struggle against Russia, with Dutton labelling Vladimir Putin a "murderous dictator", but he does not see the need for Australia to send troops to Ukraine, while a government spokeswoman said the deployment of Australian troops to the proposed peacekeeping force is not currently under consideration.

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