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New Zealand extending military assistance to Ukraine (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 5 days ago by Dave@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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New Zealand is extending its military assistance in support of Ukraine's self-defence until December 2026.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the announcement early this morning (NZT) in London.

"New Zealand is unwavering in its support for Ukraine against Russia's illegal and unprovoked invasion," he said.

"That is why we are extending our deployment of up to 100 New Zealand Defence Force personnel to train Ukrainian soldiers in the UK and throughout Europe, and provide intelligence, liaison and logistics support through to December 2026."

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[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We can. We’ve just chosen to spend billions on tax cuts that (as always) disproportionately help the upper echelons of wealth in this country.

We could easily fund all of this by simply having a fair tax system. We choose not to.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My grandfather used to say "wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which one fills faster".

You can wish for a fairer tax system but that ain't happening. What is happening right now is spending decisions by the government and you can do something about that.

[–] Viper_NZ@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 day ago

I’m not wishing, I’m voting. Writing submissions and advocating for a fairer system.