Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he will take advice on whether to accept an invitation from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Kyiv.
Ukraine's ambassador to Australia, Vasyl Myroschnychenk, confirmed Mr Zelenskyy had extended a formal invitation for Mr Albanese to visit his country.
Leaders from France, Germany, Italy and Romania met with Mr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday local time, where he said Russia's invasion of his country amounted to aggression against all of Europe.
Mr Albanese said security issues around any visit needed to be considered.
"I will take appropriate advice and obviously there are security issues as well in terms of such a visit," Mr Albanese said after holding his first national cabinet meeting.
"I appreciate the spirit in which it has been offered."
Mr Albanese is due to visit Europe for a NATO summit later this month.
"One of the reasons why Australia has been invited to NATO is that Australia is the largest non-NATO contributor to give support to Ukraine in its defence of its national sovereignty against Russia's illegal, immoral invasion, and we will continue to stand with the people of Ukraine," he said.
It came as South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said he was "grateful" to be the "first premier blacklisted by [Russian President] Vladimir Putin" after he was added to a sanctions list overnight.
"I am very grateful for the fact that Vladimir Putin has paid attention to the leading role that South Australia is paying for standing up for the democratic values that we collectively as a country hold dear," Mr Malinauskas said.
"My government has sought to do a number of things to send a very clear message that the people of South Australia stand firmly with Ukraine, as does every state and territory, and I am just grateful for the fact that Vladimir Putin took notice."
