Russia ‘will be emboldened’ if they defeat Ukraine

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham says Russia “will be emboldened” if they defeat Ukraine. This comes as the Coalition has pledged to reopen Australia’s embassy in the Ukrainian capital as soon as possible. Australia’s embassy in Kyiv closed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. “Ukraine’s fight isn’t just about Ukraine versus Russia,” Mr Birmingham told Sky News Australia. “It is one where, if Ukraine prevails, that will send a very strong signal to all of the tyrants and autocrats around the world. “Equally, if Ukraine doesn’t succeed, then of course they will be emboldened.”