History is repeating itself ‘time and time again’, says Ukrainian MP

Russian’s army tanks move through a street on the outskirts of Mariupol, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

A member of Ukraine’s parliament has said history is repeating itself as she referred to the world “averting their eyes” from Adolf Hitler before stepping in as the death toll increased.

Lesia Vasylenko, who is in Strasbourg on a diplomatic assignment, said she does not understand why people do not learn the lessons of the past.