Australia will send some of its Bushmaster armoured vehicles to Ukraine following a request from the war-torn nation’s president Volodymyr Zelensky in his address to Parliament.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed on Friday morning that some of the Australian-made four-wheel-drive armoured vehicles would be sent over to Ukraine, along with a further $25 million worth of military support announced on Thursday. Scott Morrison has announced Australia will send armoured vehicles to Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for them in his address to Parliament on Thursday.“We are not just sending our prayers, we are sending our guns, ammunitions, humanitarian aid, all of this, our body armour, all of these things,” he said.
“We will send our armoured vehicles, our Bushmasters, as well, and we will fly them over there in our C-17s to make sure they can be there to support.” Defence officials separately told a Senate estimates hearing there had been discussions throughout the night about how the Bushmasters could be supplied afterForeign Minister Marise Payne said this included considering whether there were any in place in countries geographically closer to Ukraine which could be moved to the war zone faster than shipping them from Australia.
ScottMorrisonMP I’m sure the Azov boys will like them
ScottMorrisonMP Are we trying to stop this war or trying to prolong it by sending more weapons? ZelenskyyUa will keep on begging and will end up destroying Ukraine completely
ScottMorrisonMP Hahaha, Yet can’t even keep Australian car manufacturing in the country.
ScottMorrisonMP Another announcement........has the coal arrived yet? Hmm
ScottMorrisonMP You want to help Ukraine's US-backed coup regime (which is dominated by neonazis)? You want to help Ukraine's murderous neonazi AzovRegiment? Let's help ALL people, by campaigning for peace & to end US imperialism, which caused this war.
ScottMorrisonMP Hang on…don’t we need these Bushmasters to defend us against the impending invasion from China 🤔 That’s what potato head’s been telling us.
ScottMorrisonMP He is keen to test our Bushmasters out in real action. He is hoping for a global advertisement promoting this Aussie war machine. But hope Ukraine can crush Putin.
ScottMorrisonMP Thank you Australia for not leaving us one on one with evil! 🇦🇺🇺🇦👍🏻
ScottMorrisonMP I hope it's more than the 'up to 4' that was reported this morning
ScottMorrisonMP why the fuck?
ScottMorrisonMP four pissy little bushmasters
ScottMorrisonMP But Zelenskyy - remember - this is Australia - there’s an announcement, then three years later they still haven’t done anything except screw it up.
ScottMorrisonMP Great to see Scomo seeing the bigger picture.Albo offered to send tissues.
ScottMorrisonMP Any decade now. Always the announcement, never the delivery.
ScottMorrisonMP Good. We should send them as many as possible.
ScottMorrisonMP Does this mean Australia is at war?
ScottMorrisonMP What’s a Bushmaster?
ScottMorrisonMP I do hope the Ukrainian President knows not to get his hopes up to hight for Scotty to deliver. Scotty doesn’t deliver, he only promises and announces…that’s it!
ScottMorrisonMP If Ukraine thinks it can beat Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky asked parliament for Bushmasters. Prime Minister Morrison and the Australian Parliament will regret it.
ScottMorrisonMP Let's hope Scott doesn't plan to ship the armoured vehicles with the coal he promised, or they'll never get there.
ScottMorrisonMP with all the fuckery we are going through as a country, this malaka is sending us to war? someone call the men in white coats and take him away before he does more damage. jesus
ScottMorrisonMP What a complete waste of taxpayer money. You can look forward to seeing these being 'Kalibrated' once they get there, like much of the rest of Ukraine's military hardware is being dealt with.
ScottMorrisonMP Isn't a Bushmaster a bbq?
ScottMorrisonMP He is trying so desperately to get some Zelensky shine. But people in Australia know the difference between a courageous leader and a shonk that runs away to Hawaii and doesn’t hold a hose.
ScottMorrisonMP 🇦🇺🇺🇦👍🏽
ScottMorrisonMP Whatever the Ukrainians can control and need send it.
ScottMorrisonMP When and how are they getting the coal we bought for them?