Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton says the build up of Russian tanks and troops along Ukraine’s border is encouraging “bullies and other dictatorships” to do the same, warning that thousands could die if an invasion occurs. Dutton and Foreign Minister Marise Payne are meeting with the United Kingdom’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss for AUKMIN talks focussed on cooperation, security, and technological cooperation amid increasing geopolitical tension in eastern Europe and from Beijing in the Indo-Pacific. Speaking to Seven’s Sunrise, Dutton said the possibility of Russia invading Ukraine impacted the whole world. “When you see Russia act the way they do, it encourages other bullies and other dictatorships to do the same. Particularly if there’s no pushback from the rest of the world,” Dutton said, adding that European leaders were acting to counteract Russia. Dutton said the UK was working with NATO and the European community. …