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New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 4 days ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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New Zealand is extending its military assistance in support of Ukraine's self-defence until December 2026.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the announcement early this morning (NZT) in London.

"New Zealand is unwavering in its support for Ukraine against Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion," he said.

"That is why we are extending our deployment of up to 100 New Zealand Defence Force personnel to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK and throughout Europe, and provide intelligence, liaison and logistics support through to December 2026."

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[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz -2 points 4 days ago (10 children)

No money for hospitals, doctors, teachers, nurses, etc but I guess the military budget comes from a different ledger entry so.....

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 3 points 3 days ago (8 children)

Defending a democracy being invaded by their autocratic neighbour is something I fully support. We should be doing everything in our (limited) power to help.

The issues you've raised are important, but the fix for that isn't abandoning Ukraine, it's a fair and balanced tax system.

[–] passwordforgetter@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The United States is potentially withdrawing from Ukraine. If that happens, it will end up like Afghanistan. Fighting dictatorship is the new fighting terror.

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 20 hours ago

All the more reason Ukraine needs our support.

This is helping a democracy resist foreign conquest, not some arbitrary ‘war on terror’.

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