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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Russia warns Australia deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine would lead to ‘grave consequences’

Vladimir Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Australian government is considering sending peacekeepers to Ukraine as part of a ‘coalition of the willing’. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/Reuters

Russia has warned the Australian government that deploying troops to Ukraine as part of an international peace keeping operation would lead to “grave consequences”.

The Australian government is considering a proposal to send peacekeepers to the war-torn region as part of a “coalition of the willing” designed by European leaders. The troops would enforce any peace deal struck between the two nations.

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