Ukraine has welcomed Australia's largest military aid package that includes air defence missiles, air-to-ground weapons and anti-tank weapons with its envoy signalling a defence pact as a logical next step.
Defence Minister Richard Marles unveiled a $250 million package during a NATO security summit in Washington, focused on Ukraine's security amid Russia's ongoing war.
There was renewed emphasis on air defence systems after a barrage of Russian missiles killed about 40 people across the country and struck a children's hospital in the capital Kyiv.
