Australia to reopen embassy in Ukraine as its total support for country surpasses $1.5bn

Foreign minister Penny Wong says ambassador to Ukraine to return to Kyiv in January, and said Russia war impacts security of Indo-Pacific

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Australia’s support for Ukraine will surpass $1.5bn as it offers more aid and reveals an embassy will reopen in the war-torn country for the first time since 2022.

The ambassador to Ukraine, Paul Lehmann, and the deputy head of mission will return to Kyiv in January, the foreign minister Penny Wong said from the nation’s capital on Thursday.

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