JUST IN: New Zealand sending 50 troops to Europe as part of efforts to help Ukraine
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a March news conference in Wellington. Photo: Mark Coote/Bloomberg via Getty Images
New Zealand will send 50 troops, eight logistics specialists and a C-130 Hercules aircraft to Europe as part of efforts to assist Ukraine with weapons and aid, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday.
"Our support is to assist the Ukraine Army to repel a brutal Russian invasion because peace in the region of Europe is essential for global stability," the Labour leader said. "Such a blatant attack on a country’s sovereignty is a threat to all of us and that’s why we too have a role to play," she added.Go deeper...
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