Navigating National Security Amid Economic Priorities

It was the "gob-smacking" Oval Office meltdown that captured the world's attention — US President Donald Trump spitting the dummy during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese strengthened his language in response to the matter — saying support for Ukraine was "an issue of doing what is right" and labelling Russian President Putin a "bully". But as Anthony Albanese tries to walk a political tightrope with the US, is our alliance really safe?

Patricia Karvelas and Jacob Greber break it all down on Politics Now.

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