Albanese says Australian government now ‘open to consideration’ of sending troops to Ukraine

Discussing Australia’s support for Ukraine, Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday: ‘There’s discussion at the moment about potential peacekeeping, and from my government’s perspective, we’re open to consideration of any proposals going forward.’ Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Australia’s prime minister says his government will consider any proposal to send troops to Ukraine as part of a multinational peacekeeping force, as Europe considers a “coalition of the willing” to enforce any peace deal.

White House officials confirmed a dramatic halt of all US military aid to Ukraine, days after the US president, Donald Trump, clashed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in the Oval Office.