Politics live news Australia: Pezzullo: Sending troops to Ukraine would be 'warfighting' not 'peacekeeping'

Former Home Affairs department secretary Mike Pezzullo hits back at Anthony Albanese's peacekeeping stand, saying Australia should focus on its own security in the Pacific rather than send soldiers to Ukraine to defend against future Russian aggression.

Mike Pezzullo says the geography of Ukraine and the needs of a ‘peacekeeping’ mission would require significant resources, and Europe should be able to provide it. Picture: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

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