Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated Australia won’t send troops to Ukraine in the event of an invasion by Russia but will provide practical assistance to allies. U.S. President Joe Biden believes Russia’s Vladimir Putin has made a decision to invade Ukraine and will do so within weeks or days. Morrison said an invasion is “regrettably inevitable,” with intelligence showing Russian troops have not been withdrawn from the border. “The pretence has been sought for an invasion,” Morrison told reporters in Darwin on Saturday. “There is no pretence for an invasion into Ukraine. There is no justification for it. There is no provocation of it.” Morrison said Australia would stand by its like-minded allies and would provide “support that is necessary.” “Australia has not been asked or nor would we be providing support through troops or anything of that nature,” he said. “We work with our allies and partners in …
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