Ukrainian MP blames looming Russian offensive on Western countries taking months to send tanks: ‘People will die because of this’

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 10:06

People kneel as the Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of their comrade Oleh Yurchenko killed in a battlefield with Russian forces in the Donetsk region during a commemoration ceremony in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. — Ukrainian servicemen carry the coffin of a comrade killed in the Donetsk region, January 8, 2023.
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Russia's upcoming offensive will take advantage of delays in sending Ukraine tanks, an MP told Insider.
Inna Sovsun, a Ukrainian lawmaker, said delays from Western allies will cost lives in Ukraine.
Germany and the US hesitated for months in sending tanks to Ukraine, prompting outcry from officials.

Russia's looming offensive in Ukraine is set to take advantage of a delay from the West in sending tanks to Ukraine, a Ukrainian lawmaker told Insider.