PM flags Zelenskiy meet amid calls to lift Ukraine help

Anthony Albanese flagged plans to meet with Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid pressure to provide more help. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Anthony Albanese aims to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy next week as Australia faces pressure to help more in staving off Russia's invasion.

The prime minister will head to Germany on Sunday ahead of attending the NATO summit in Lithuania.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton told reporters on Wednesday there was a lot of pressure building from the international community for Australia to provide more support.

"The Ukrainian defence authorities ... who know the situation best on the ground, have given a list of defence materiel and equipment that they believe will give them the best effort to fight the Russians," Mr Dutton said.

"And the government needs to stop listening to bureaucrats, and start acting in our country's best interests but most importantly, in the best interests of Ukrainians who need that equipment to push back against the Russians."

Mr Albanese said the government had taken advice in announcing a further $110 million in support just over a week ago.

This brought Australia's total assistance to $790 million.

"We'll continue to stand with the people of Ukraine," said Mr Albanese when asked on Sky News if another package was being considered. 

"I hope to have another meeting with President Zelenskiy next week," he said.

"Australia supports Ukraine, as does the rest of the democratic world."

Mr Albanese, who visited Kyiv a year ago, will be one of the 'Asia Pacific Four' leaders at the summit alongside counterparts from Japan, Korea and New Zealand.

In Germany, he is expected to meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss bilateral and multilateral trade, as well as the Ukraine.

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