New Zealand will send military assistance to Ukraine to protect it from Russian invasion

New Zealand will provide immortal military assistance to Ukraine to deal with the Russian invasionThis is the first attempt by this type of maritime nation, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Artern announced on Monday.

“This is the first time New Zealand has provided direct funding to a third party organization.”Artern said in a statement that the gesture “underscores the importance of rejecting any action that would have a direct bearing on a sovereign state.”

The aid, valued at NZ $ 5 million ($ 3.45 million or 12 3.12 million) and will be sent mainly through NATO, will be used to purchase fuel, military rations, first-class military equipment assistance and communications..

At the request of President Volodymyr Zhelensky’s government, the New Zealand government has agreed to send equipment currently in possession of more than 1,000 body armor, about 480 helmets and about 470 camouflage underwear.

The total contribution of New Zealand since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a total of 11 million New Zealand dollars ($ 7.6 million or 9 6.9 million).

The announcement comes after the Wellington executive announced on Friday that it would impose sanctions on more than 360 people, including 19 Russian companies and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following the enactment of a new law allowing electoral sanctions.

Until the so-called so-called law banning Russia, which was tabled in Parliament last week in New Zealand, New Zealand law only allowed the implementation of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council, where Russia has a veto right.

On February 25, New Zealand announced that it was already imposing sanctions, and that bilateral ministerial consultations were suspended indefinitely.

(With information from EFE)

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