New Zealand Assistance to Ukraine: Proposed Evolution of New Zealand Defence Force Deployment Approved in February 2024

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The briefing seeks approval for the following:

• an NZDF contribution to a newly established North Atlantic Treaty Organisation effort, and
• an expansion of training focus areas for the deployment. 

The pack comprises a briefing by the NZDF, MOD, and MFAT to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence: New Zealand Assistance to Ukraine: Proposed Evolution of New Zealand Defence Force Deployment Approved in February 2024.

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