Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference at Taramea in Queenstown, New Zealand on Aug 9, 2025. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
Australia may consider joining an international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if a settlement to end the war is reached, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, stressing the decision would rest with Cabinet.
“But certainly Australia’s position has been very clear from the beginning, which is that Ukraine sovereignty is important because this isn’t just a struggle about Ukraine,” Albanese told Sky News Australia on Aug. 19.
