Category : News
Author: Anneke Smith

Money pledged toward weapons for Ukraine would be better spent on humanitarian relief the Green Party says.

The government is sending $7.5 million to the United Kingdom to procure weapons and ammunition as part of its latest suite of supports.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465108/greens-ukraine-weapons-fund-should-be-humanitarian-relief
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Category : News
Author: Associated Press

Ukrainian forces dug in while Russia lined up more firepower on Monday and tapped a decorated general as war commander ahead of a potentially decisive showdown in eastern Ukraine that experts said could start within days with a full-scale offensive.

Article: https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/04/10/full-scale-russian-offensive-in-eastern-ukraine-looming/
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Category : News
Author: Seni Iasona

Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp backs the Government's move to dispatch 50 troops to Europe to help with the logistics of moving weapons into Ukraine. 

Mapp told Newshub that given New Zealand's distance from the war the move to help with logistics makes sense. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/04/former-defence-minister-wayne-mapp-backs-government-s-move-to-dispatch-50-troops-to-europe.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch

The Government will send a C130 Hercules aircraft to Europe to help move donated military provisions to Ukraine, and will provide millions of dollars for weapons to arm Ukrainian soldiers.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/128332017/new-zealand-to-send-air-force-hercules-to-europe-to-assist-ukraine-military-aid-effort
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Category : Opinion
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Opinion - Will New Zealand provide lethal aid to Ukraine? Answering this deceptively simple question is becoming a challenge for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/465074/geoffrey-miller-jacinda-ardern-and-nanaia-mahuta-struggle-in-ukraine-lethal-aid-debate
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Category : News
Author: Katie Scotcher

MPs are debating whether to haul the Russian ambassador before them for questioning, after he twice rebuffed their requests.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/465038/ukraine-mps-debate-summoning-russian-ambassador-before-nz-parliament
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