The United States has already approved $44.2 billion in military aid to Ukraine, but Democrats and Republicans are sharply divided over continued support, with allies of former President Donald Trump insisting the money be spent on domestic issues, including border security.
Although Australia is not part of NATO, Australian taxpayers spend more than 2 per cent of GDP on defense annually, Forrest said, and has been a key partner in countering China's increasing aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.
“We are critical to the United States… We are pivotal in the Asia-Pacific region, and in the Global South, to the United States’ rise to power.” [and] He added that would be diminished by Australian voters if any leader viewed the US in any way as pro-Russian.
According to a statement from Zelensky's office, the President thanked Forst for his active public support for Ukraine and his assistance in implementing humanitarian projects, in particular housing construction for internally displaced Ukrainian families who lost their homes due to the war.
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In November 2022, Forest pledged $740 million to a global investment fund in Ukraine for reconstruction.
During the meeting, Zelensky's office said that special attention was paid to the issues of rebuilding Ukraine, and the involvement of major global financial and industrial companies in projects “to restore our country from the consequences of Russian aggression.”
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