He was ready to go front line, no armour, no weapon, and just there to kill Russians and keep Ukrainians safe," he told the ABC in December.
Brave man than I.
This might be a controversial take here: and let me say first up I think the dude deserves a posthumous award or statue or something for his bravery in standing up to tyranny.
But: this dude went over to Ukraine to fight a war. He was there to kill Russians, of course he should have been protected as a POW, BUT Its a bit fuckin late to start caring about treatment of POWs just suddenly because they killed one of ours. Where the hell was our backbone when they were killing Ukrainian civilians? or shelling near one of Europe’s largest nuclear power plants? How about the illegal invasion and occupation of Ukraine in general?!
The Russian embassy should’ve been closed years ago. Jesus Christ Australia, grow a spine!
Braver then our government who said we would take the greatest possible action if it’s found he was killed captivity.
Which is a sternly written letter.
He said “nothing short of recalling our ambassador”.
I’m sure Putin is quaking in his boots at that.
maybe we expel theirs too, no?
The full quote was
Nothing less than the recalling of Australia’s ambassador to Russia and expulsion of Russia’s ambassador would be sufficient in such circumstances
Though it turns out that was said by Liberal senator Simon Birmingham.
