Anthony Albanese says Australia will send a "senior representative" to a meeting of European defence leaders in Paris as he considers sending peacekeepers as part of ending the war in Ukraine.

Russia is threatening the Australian government over plans to send peacekeepers to Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in Australia has warned that the country's joining the peacekeeping coalition will have serious consequences,

Talk of Australian peacekeepers in Ukraine is “welcome”, the country’s envoy in Canberra says amid crumbling US support for global security.

Russia has repeatedly made it clear that foreign military presence in Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, the idea of deploying Western military contingents in Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers aims to undermine peace

Russia has warned the Australian government that the deployment of troops on Ukraine in the framework of an international peacekeeping operation will lead to serious consequences. This is reported by The Guardian.

Russia is warning Australia of the significant consequences if international peacekeeping forces are sent to Ukraine, insisting it will not accept foreign troops.