Albanese says Australian government now ‘open to consideration’ of sending troops to Ukraine

Prime minister departs from government’s earlier stance that support for possible ‘coalition of the willing’ was ‘not under consideration’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s prime minister says his government will consider any proposal to send troops to Ukraine as part of a multinational peace-keeping force, as Europe considers a “coalition of the willing” to enforce any peace deal.White House officialsconfirmed a dramatical halt of all US military aid to Ukraine, days after the US president, Donald Trump, clashed with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Continue reading...