Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has joined an international advisory group set up by the president of Ukraine to look at ways to prevent future Russian aggression.
The ‘who’s who’ group of ex-government foreign policy specialists held its first meeting earlier this month after being established by Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy in May.
The group hopes to create security guarantees to avoid a repeat of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including by boosting pre-emptive diplomatic powers to ward off an attack.
“I hope this working group’s recommendations will support Ukraine’s legitimate desire to rebuild as a strong, free and sovereign country pursuing its own destiny,” Rudd said in a statement on his website….