New Zealand announces military intelligence aid for UkraineNew Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the deployment of military intelligence assistance to Ukraine, against “unprovoked and illegal invasion” by Russia. The New Zealand intelligence analysts will be posted to the UK, where seven staff will support “intelligence work in the Ukraine war” and other parts of the world and one will work within the UK’s Permanent Joint Headquarters, and Belgium, where one person he will join the office of the New Zealand Defense Attaché to NATO, Ardern said. “We know that global sanctions have made it difficult for the Russian regime to finance its war. The value of the ruble has collapsed and Russia is falling out of the top 20 economies in the world. On February 25, New Zealand had already announced the imposition of sanctions against Russia, as well as the indefinite suspension of bilateral ministerial consultations.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 28, 2022 16:36 UTC