Albanese says government will continue push for the release of Oscar Jenkins
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has addressed reports that Australian prisoner Oscar Jenkins, who was captured by Russian forces after fighting in Ukraine, is now facing criminal charges.
During a press conference on Saturday, the Prime Minister was questioned whether he and the government were aware of the charges and if they had abandoned Mr Jenkins.
Mr Albanese said the government will “continue to make representations to the reprehensible regime of Vladimir Putin on behalf of Mr Jenkins.”
“We will stand up and use whatever avenues we have at our disposal to continue to make those representations,” he said.
“The Russian war against the people of Ukraine is a war against international law. It’s against national sovereignty.
“The people of Ukraine are fighting for a democratic nation, for their own sovereignty, but they’re also fighting for the international rule of law, which is why we do want to see peace, but we do want to see it on the terms that are acceptable to Ukraine.”
