Albanese signs 10-year Australia-Ukraine security pact and adds A$60 million
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What happened
Anthony Albanese signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 24 September 2026 and announced an additional A$60 million for Ukraine. The agreement sets out cooperation on defence training, rebuilding Ukrainian military facilities, and exploration of joint missile and drone production.
Why it matters
The agreement turns Australian support for Ukraine into a longer-duration framework with new spending and potential defence-industrial cooperation. It creates near-term follow-up questions on funding delivery, industrial participation, and the level of Australian involvement in a European war support effort.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decade-long bilateral security agreement on 24 September 2026 that sets a formal framework for defence and security cooperation between Australia and Ukraine. Canberra also committed a further A$60 million in support for Ukraine's defence. The pact covers military training, reconstruction of military facilities, and work on possible joint missile and drone manufacturing, creating a new implementation task for Australia's defence and foreign-policy agencies.
Watch for
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade release of the full text or fact sheet for the Australia-Ukraine security agreement by 2026-09-26 Department of Defence statement naming the delivery channel and timing for the new A$60 million package by 2026-09-26 Russian Foreign Ministry statement on Australia's new security commitment by 2026-09-26 Australian Department of Defence or Defence Industry announcement of any working group on missile or drone co-production by 2026-09-27
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