UNITED STATES – MILITARY RELATIONS – UKRAINE

US halts arms, PM gets willing

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Original article by Ben Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 9 : 5-Mar-25

US President Donald Trump has suspended all military support for Ukraine, including weapons that were already in transit to the war-torn country. Senior Defense Department officials said the pause will remain in place until Trump is satisfied that Ukraine’s leaders have demonstrated a ‘good faith’ commitment to peace. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has indicated that the federal government would consider providing soldiers for a ‘coalition of the willing’ peacekeeping force in Ukraine if it were asked to do so. However, Peter Dean from the US Studies Centre contends that the Indo-Pacific region should be Australia’s top priority.

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Kyiv wins Biden OK on missile strikes in Russia

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Original article by Gordon Lubold, Alexandra Ward
The Australian – Page: 11 : 19-Nov-24

US President Joe Biden has given Ukraine permission to use the US’s Army Tactical Missile System to conduct strikes on Russia. The ACTAMS have sufficient range to be used in the Kursk region, where Russia has amassed over 50,000 troops in a bid to recapture it from Ukraine, which seized it earlier in the year. Biden’s permission is seen as a sign that he wants to give as much help as he can to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office, with Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance expected to push for negotiations to end the conflict in Ukraine.

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