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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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Mate if you've been holding back helping the Ukrainians more until something like this has happened, theres something wrong with the your perception of this conflict.

Also that Melbourne School Teachers a true aussie hero.

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That wet flog won’t do jack.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Would your prefer a potato?

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago

I’d prefer neither LibLab are the same shit.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

The potato would be arranging to send Australian prisoners to fight for the Russians, because nothing makes a potato happier than miserable people feeling more miserable. Don't worry .. he's not a monster ..

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 5 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 5 days ago

What could Australia even do?

Fuck all, it's grandstanding.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 5 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.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

His advisor told him before the interview what the strongest possible action they could take is. It wasn't very strong.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 1 points 5 days ago

Send a fucking plane full of snakes and spiders!