New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine
New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine
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New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine
New Zealand is extending its military assistance in support of Ukraine's self-defence until December 2026.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the announcement early this morning (NZT) in London.
"New Zealand is unwavering in its support for Ukraine against Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion," he said.
"That is why we are extending our deployment of up to 100 New Zealand Defence Force personnel to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK and throughout Europe, and provide intelligence, liaison and logistics support through to December 2026."
No money for hospitals, doctors, teachers, nurses, etc but I guess the military budget comes from a different ledger entry so.....
Defending a democracy being invaded by their autocratic neighbour is something I fully support. We should be doing everything in our (limited) power to help.
The issues you've raised are important, but the fix for that isn't abandoning Ukraine, it's a fair and balanced tax system.
I disagree that we should do EVERYTHING in our power to help. I think we should do everything in our power to help our own aging population and our children. I think that's where our money and efforts should go.
People of Ukraine are getting plenty of help from Europe and the USA we aren't really contributing anything of importance. Hell I would rather we spent that money helping helping the Palestinians who are being genocided by an invading and occupying army. Nobody is helping them out and if anything the EU and the US are helping the genocide by providing tens billions of dollars in cash and even more in weapons and ammunition to make sure Israel doesn't leave even one school, hospital, mosque, or a public building standing.
The United States is potentially withdrawing from Ukraine. If that happens, it will end up like Afghanistan. Fighting dictatorship is the new fighting terror.
@BalpeenHammer @Dave , and definitely less than the 800 billion/yr of the US who use it to support...