Moment Zelensky told tanks would be delivered
Ukraine has demanded more weapons to help fight Vladimir Putin, who Volodymyr Zelensky warned is throwing Russian troops “into the meat grinder”.
In a major breakthrough this week, German chancellor Olaf Scholz approved the supply of the Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, while the US confirmed it will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks.
But Ukraine has now said the tank pledges are “only the beginning” as it renewed calls for fighter jets and long-range missiles from the West to fight Russian forces.
It comes as Mr Zelensky dismissed Russia’s president as a “nobody” in an interview with Sky News on Thursday, adding that he was not interested in peace talks with him.
Speaking of an anticipated new Russian offensive, he added: “We see their attacks are stronger there may be a couple of surges. The east is losing a lot of people. They don’t care about that. We count their losses. 1,000s of soldiers - they just throw them into the meat grinder.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials issued an air raid alert across the country on Thursday over an anticipated missile attack from Russia.
