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...]
AFUO welcomes further actions by Australia in response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine & urges more military aid
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...]
Atlassian follows other global tech companies and finally quits Russian market
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...]
AFUO congratulates ACT Ukrainian community for 7 months of daily protests outside Russian embassy
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...]
First round of Bupa funds for medical checks set to be issued, with AFUO exploring expansion of program
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...]
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