Australia Open to Sending Peacekeeping Forces to Ukraine, Rules Out Combat Troops

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on July 30, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Australia may consider joining an international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if a settlement to end the war is reached, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, stressing the decision would rest with Cabinet.

“But certainly Australia’s position has been very clear from the beginning, which is that Ukraine sovereignty is important because this isn’t just a struggle about Ukraine,” Albanese told Sky News Australia on Aug. 19.