President Zelenskyy has thanked Australia for its assistance in Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion, and asked it to continue its support at the United Nations, maintain tough sanctions against Russia and provide more aid like the Aussie-made Bushmaster vehicle. In an address to the Lowy Institute on Thursday 6 October, President Zelenskyy raised the … [Read more...]

In May 2022, Fawkner Property Chief Investment Officer and founder, Mr Chris Garnaut, led the call for corporate Australia to raise $2 million dollars Australia-wide for the Ukraine Crisis Appeal Resettlement fund, tipping $100,00 into the fund. In an extended interview with Damon Kitney, The Australian, Chris Garnaut, talks about what drives him and how the Russian invasion … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainians Organisations (AFUO) has said the time has come for Australia to do what its European allies did in April 2022 after the Bucha atrocities were revealed, and kick out Russian diplomats and staff. “Seven months of Russia’s terrorist actions in Ukraine should trigger every diplomatic tool available to Australia to condemn Russia. The … [Read more...]

Before the eyes of the world, after a farcical series of pseudo referendums, Russian President Putin, violating all principles of international law, announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine. Each of these regions is approximately the size of Massachusetts, and together they form 15% of Ukrainian territory that, before 2014, was home to 8.5 million Ukrainians. We … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has welcomed today’s announcement by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, and Attorney General, Mark Dreyfus, that the Australian Government will impose further costs on Russia for its unilateral, illegal and immoral war on Ukraine. Actions include targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on … [Read more...]

Australian software company Atlassian has finally quit the Russian market, joining  information technology companies Accenture, Infosys, Cisco and Canva, who long ago exited the Russian market in protest at the Russian Government’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Atlassian’s previous stand of continuing to trade with Russian businesses had been severely criticised by the … [Read more...]

As the brutal and illegal full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine completes its seventh month, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has written to the ACT Ukrainian community to formally thank them for their daily protests, held outside the Russian embassy in Griffith. The message will be read out today by Marusia Jaszychyn to the protesters: Rev … [Read more...]

Funds provided by Bupa to the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) Ukraine Crisis Appeal – Resettlement Fund (UCA-RF) to assist with the cost of medical check fees for displaced Ukrainians are set to be issued, with expansion of the program being explored by the AFUO. Ms Kateryna Argyrou, AFUO Co-Chair, said today “The AFUO has worked hard to develop a … [Read more...]

The Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has joined Ukraine and Western governments in condemning the sham referendums held in Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine and called on the Australian Government to impose additional sanctions on people involved in organising the referendums, and to reject any attempts to annex Ukrainian territory. Mr Stefan Romaniw … [Read more...]

Following recent statements made by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and the Ukrainian Institute, the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO) has met with representatives from The United Ukrainian Ballet (TUUB) to seek clarification about the company’s direction and motivation. The company confirms it is a registered charity in the Netherlands, formed after … [Read more...]