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Event Schedule
5.30pm to 6pm - Arrive for registration, drinks and mingling with AIIA members and guests
6pm to 7pm - Presentation by HE Vasyl Myroshnychenko, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia
7pm to 7.30pm - Q&A session for younger members of AIIA Queensland
This event is free for AIIA Qld members and AIIA members from other states and territories. Non-members pay $10 and student non-members $5.
You can attend this event in-person or view it online.
Details for viewing online: After registering, on July 11 you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar which will commence at 6pm AEST. If you have not received an email by early afternoon, please check your junk folder. Interstate AIIA members can view online for free.
About the event
Australia has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as being unprovoked and unjustified and a breach of international law. It has joined its western allies in imposing sanctions on Moscow. Australian political leaders have harshly criticised Russia's actions. Defence Minister Peter Dutton and Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to be investigated for war crimes over civilian killings in Ukraine. To date, Australian assistance to Ukraine has included $A65 million in humanitarian funding and $A165 million in Defensive Military Assistance. In April, the Morrison Government announced it would supply Ukraine with 20 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles.
With the war in Ukraine becoming a battle of attrition, Ukraine has asked for more Australian assistance. The question is: What more can this country do?
