New Zealand sending transport plane, money and support team to Europe
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the C130 Hercules plane would travel throughout Europe to carry much-needed equipment and supplies to key distribution centers.
Published: 11th April 2022 12:34 PM | Last Updated: 11th April 2022 12:34 PM | A+A A-
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 10, 2022. (Photo | AP)
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will send a military transport plane and a support team of 50 to Europe, as well as give money to Britain to buy weapons, as it significantly steps up its response to the war in Ukraine.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that the C130 Hercules plane would travel throughout Europe to carry much-needed equipment and supplies to key distribution centers.
She said the plane wouldn't fly directly into Ukraine as most military equipment is transported into the country by land.
Ardern said her government would also spend an additional 13 million New Zealand dollars ($9 million) on military and human rights support, including NZ$7.5 million for Britain to buy weapons and ammunition.
Ardern said that brings New Zealand's total contribution to the war effort to NZ$30 million ($20 million) with 67 people deployed.
