Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged Australians still in Ukraine to leave now as the federal government warns Russia must respect its neighbor’s sovereignty, Report informs referring to Daily Mail.
The prime minister remains 'highly concerned' about the deteriorating situation as Russian troops continue to mass on the border with Ukraine.
'We hold out real concerns about where this will ultimately lead to,' Morrison told reporters in Canberra on February 7.
He flagged a meeting of Quad foreign ministers - representing Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in Australia later this week.
'We would be urging Russia to remain engaged in the reciprocal dialogue,' Morrison said.
'Any breach of Ukraine's territorial sovereignty is not a mark of peace; it is a mark of those who would seek to take sovereignty from others for whom it should reside with.'