Foreign minister Penny Wong warns Russia that all diplomatic options "are on the table" as officials scramble to verify reports that Australian man Oscar Jenkins has been killed in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fighter was killed by Russian forces.

Australia said Wednesday that "all options are open" in its response to the reported killing of one of its citizens after his capture by Russian forces in Ukraine. Asked how Australia would react if the killing was confirmed,

Penny Wong is warning “all options are on the table” amid reports Russian forces killed Australian man Oscar Jenkins after capturing him in eastern Ukraine.

Australia has vowed to take the “strongest possible action” if it is confirmed that Russian forces have executed one of its citizens captured in Ukraine. Ministers said they were “seeking urgent clarification” from Moscow about the condition of Oscar Jenkins after reports of his death circulated earlier this week.

Australia has vowed it will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed one of its nationals captured fighting for Ukraine, after reports emerged the prisoner of war may have been killed.

Australian broadcaster ABC and CNN’s affiliate Seven News cited Ukrainian sources suggesting that the 32-year-old soldier might have been killed. Speaking at a press conference on Jan. 15, Albanese said his government is “urgently seeking clarification” about the situation,

Russia places little value on human life, but the feared execution of Australian man Oscar Jenkins cannot go unpunished.

The Australian government has summoned the Russian ambassador over reports that a Melbourne man had been killed after being captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made this disclosure on Wednesday during a media conference.

The warning comes amid reports Vladimir Putin's troops had killed Oscar Jenkins, an Australian they'd captured in Ukraine's Donbas region last year. Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong has ...

Ahead of her departure for the presidential inauguration, Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia should have confidence in how it navigates the White House.

Australia said Wednesday "all options are open" in its response to the reported killing of one of its citizens after his capture by Russian forces in Ukraine.