Overview

• Under Sussan Ley, the Coalition reversed Peter Dutton’s stance and says it will evaluate any government proposal on contributing Australian peacekeepers.
• Opposition finance spokesman James Paterson said Australia should consider participating only if invited by US and European partners, with NATO expected to do the heavy lifting once a durable peace is in place.
• Ukraine’s ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko welcomed the bipartisan position and stressed that binding security guarantees must underpin any settlement.
• After talks in Washington, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump discussed security guarantees, with Trump saying the US would guarantee Ukraine’s security, ruling out NATO membership and seeking a three-way meeting with Russia before any ceasefire.
• Fighting continues on the ground, with Ukrainian officials reporting seven deaths in a strike on Kharkiv, underscoring that any deployment would depend on a verified halt to hostilities.