{"id":1634,"date":"2026-03-04T08:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=1634"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:57:04","slug":"ukraine-warns-canberra-don-t-let-iran-conflict-distract-from-kyiv-20260304-p5o7fb-htmlrefrssutm_mediumrssutm_sourcerss_feed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owspakistan.com\/?p=1634","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t let Iran conflict distract from Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rob Harris\" data-testid=\"author-avatar-image\" height=\"64\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/w_64%2Ch_64%2Cc_fill%2Cg_auto:faces\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/2e2c563a2c883f4262123a6f31f663ad728622cdd079d5da02f3e6a34b3716fd\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/australia-s-diamond-back-door-blood-jewels-slipping-past-borders-to-fund-russia-s-war-20260218-p5o3hs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tighter sanctions on Moscow<\/a> and deeper defence industry co-operation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.137%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/a1d414f9e2e5a7b10b46686c6ba40b4c8921965f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.137%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a1d414f9e2e5a7b10b46686c6ba40b4c8921965f 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" 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https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.137%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/a1d414f9e2e5a7b10b46686c6ba40b4c8921965f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Anastasiia Radina and Galyna Mykhailiuk were part of the Ukrainian delegation to visit Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Alex Ellinghausen<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Their visit coincides with rising tensions throughout the Gulf after Iranian drone attacks on several states, prompting concerns that Western weapons stockpiles and diplomatic focus could be diverted from Ukraine at a critical stage of the four-year war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very much grateful for every single piece of support that was provided by the government, by the parliament, by people of Australia,\u201d Mykhailiuk said at Parliament House.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>\u201cWhen you have no means of survival and you go in front of the Russian invader, bravery is not enough. The fact that democratic nations provided us with military and financial support helped us to preserve our independence, humanity and freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/oil-companies-put-on-notice-over-russian-blood-oil-20260225-p5o593.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hLTVHY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russian-origin oil has continued flowing into Australia despite an official ban.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.4075%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_96\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/23e3c75f0c3bfa18096df19ed8db59ee125cfdf5 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Zelensky has offered to send Ukraine\u2019s leading drone interception specialists to assist Gulf states targeted by Iranian attacks, and in return asked their leaders to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to accept a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has developed significant expertise in countering Iranian-designed Shahed drones, which Russia has deployed extensively against its energy grid and residential areas since <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/world\/europe\/is-anyone-winning-putin-s-war-in-ukraine-and-how-might-it-end-20230203-p5chtq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the full-scale invasion began<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Mykhailiuk said Kyiv remained sceptical that Moscow was genuinely interested in ending the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>\u201cIf Ukrainians stop fighting, we will just be occupied. If Russia stops the war, peace will come,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is a huge difference in the approaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She warned that Russia\u2019s war economy remained fully mobilised, supported by allies including North Korea, and that Moscow had shown no sign of abandoning its territorial ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>In Canberra, the delegation\u2019s program includes meetings with Trade Minister Don Farrell, Assistant Defence Minister Peter Khalil and opposition foreign affairs spokesman Ted O\u2019Brien, as well as an appearance before a joint standing committee and the launch of a parliamentary friendship group for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Musa Magomedov, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Galyna Mykhailiuk, Anastasiia Radina and Oleksii Movchan.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.162%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0cbe0528c57af4150549dfcca102e156820402fd 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"\/><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>Musa Magomedov, Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Galyna Mykhailiuk, Anastasiia Radina and Oleksii Movchan.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">Alex Ellinghausen<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Joining Mykhailiuk in Canberra were Anastasiia Radina, chair of Ukraine\u2019s anti-corruption committee; Oleksii Movchan, deputy chair of the economic development committee; and Musa Magomedov, who heads the subcommittee on industrial policy \u2014 a line-up Kyiv said underscored its focus not only on weapons and sanctions, but on clean governance, economic reform and rebuilding its industrial base during wartime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>Mykhailiuk urged Australia to maintain and <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/australia-s-diamond-back-door-blood-jewels-slipping-past-borders-to-fund-russia-s-war-20260218-p5o3hs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strengthen sanctions on Russia<\/a> and to consider directing frozen Russian assets towards Ukraine\u2019s reconstruction and domestic weapons production.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/australia-s-diamond-back-door-blood-jewels-slipping-past-borders-to-fund-russia-s-war-20260218-p5o3hs.html\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"sc-cba76dee-0 hLTVHY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin examines an uncut chunk of diamond during a visit to Russia\u2019s biggest diamond mine, Mirny, in Siberia in 2009.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.353%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3fe6c8cc9643edc8e26ee51fa91a450a60a247f6 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cOur companies have capacity to increase production. They just need finance,\u201d she said, arguing there was scope for countries such as Australia to fund procurement arrangements that would allow weapons to be manufactured inside Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>She also acknowledged a shift in US support, with Kyiv increasingly required to purchase ammunition rather than rely on donations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to buy everything,\u201d she said. \u201cThere is lots of room for co-operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>Framing the conflict in strategic terms for an Indo-Pacific audience, she argued that failure to hold Russia accountable would embolden other authoritarian regimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do believe that if the aggressor sees that there is no accountability, they will implement invasion plans towards other regions,\u201d she said. \u201cThe destiny of the democratic world is being solved in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade announced a new round of sanctions directed towards Russia to coincide with the four-year anniversary of the war last week. For the first time, <a class=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/oil-companies-put-on-notice-over-russian-blood-oil-20260225-p5o593.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fuel importers were warned they could be breaching Australian sanctions law<\/a> by importing Russian-origin oil processed in third countries.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government has also provided $1.7 billion in military aid, humanitarian and energy assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>But experts have warned a Senate committee last month Australia\u2019s support for Ukraine was being undermined because of loopholes in its sanctions\u2019 regime. Australia has imported about $24.7 billion worth of oil since 2022 from countries that refine Russian crude, delivering an estimated $2.5 billion in tax revenue to the Kremlin, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\">\n<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong told the launch of parliament\u2019s Friends of Ukraine committee on Wednesday night that the government was firm in its focus on the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow Mr Putin to simply make this the new normal,\u201d Wong said. \u201cWe have to stand with the people of Ukraine. 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