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Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to take the “strongest possible action” against Russia if it is confirmed that Russian forces killed a Melbourne school teacher in their captivity in Ukraine.

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 6 days ago (3 children)

What could Australia even do? The article mentions Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 and how they kept relations with Russia through all of that. An Australian chap who voluntarily went to fight for Ukraine and got killed isn't going to be able to conjure much reason to change that.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 days ago

What could Australia even do?

Fuck all, it's grandstanding.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Send weapons.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 6 days ago

send bobs too

[–] caboose2006@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah that's what I'm not understanding. He voluntarily joined the foreign legion. If he was captured then tortured or executed that's one thing. Tragic, but he knew the risks.