Incorrect reporting in article "New Zealand bolsters Russia sanctions"
This article: https://au.news.yahoo.com/zealand-bolsters-russia-sanctions-040956900.html
is factually incorrect where it says the New Zealand Government "cannot provide further military assistance as it has nothing Ukraine wants."
The Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Mr Vasyl Myroshnychenko, made a request to New Zealand for NZLAV armoured vehicles and L119 Howitzers which was denied by the New Zealand Government.
Evidence for this can be found in this NewstalkZB radio interview where the ambassador clearly states this: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/audio/vasyl-myroshnychenko-ukrainian-ambassador-says-he-met-with-ardern-mahuta-and-henare-over-buying-weapons-from-us/
It is also articulated in this Q+A interview where the ambassador again asks for LAVs and artillery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra7dW8nzLLI
As it stands this article is very misleading to the reader as it makes it sound like Ukraine doesn't want anything NZ has to offer in terms of military hardware, which is not the case.
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