On 28 February 2024, Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko and Co-Chair of the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations Catherine Argyrou held a press conference at the National Press Club of Australia "The Russian Invasion of Ukraine after two years".
During the event, the Ambassador of Ukraine expressed his gratitude to the Australian Government for the assistance provided, informed about the current needs of Ukraine in terms of military, financial and humanitarian support, and the current situation in our country. Vasyl Myroshnychenko also answered questions from Australian and international media.
The event was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia - Minister for Defence the Hon. Richard Marles, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on International Affairs, Defence and Trade, Senator David Fawcett, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of the Australian Parliament, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham, Shadow Minister for Defence Andrew Hastie, Chair of the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group, Senator Catryna Bilyk and her deputy, Senator Linda Reynolds, Senator Dave Sharma, other government officials and local politicians, management and employees of Australian companies in the infrastructure, construction and defence sectors, as well as numerous members of diplomatic corps accredited in Australia.
The full text and video of Vasyl Myroshnychenko's speech at the event are available at the relevant links.