Request comes as Anthony Albanese attends Nato summit in Europe and possible talks with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy
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Ukraine hopes the Australian government will send engineers and environmental specialists to help the country respond to a dam disaster, with the Ukrainian ambassador spelling out the request as Anthony Albanese flies to a Nato summit this week.
The prime minister was in Berlin for talks with the German government on Monday, but is due to attend the Nato summit in Lithuania on Tuesday and Wednesday where the Russian war against Ukraine is likely to dominate discussions.
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