Kyiv says ‘no question’ of surrender in Mariupol as it defies Russia’s deadline
The Guardian says Ukraine has defied an ultimatum by the Russian military for its forces to surrender the city of Mariupol, as shelling continued in Kyiv and US president Joe Biden announced that he would visit Ukraine’s western neighbour Poland this week.
Despite Mariupol being besieged by Russian forces for almost four weeks, the Ukrainian government in Kyiv gave short shrift to Moscow’s demand for the city’s defenders to “lay down arms” by 5am Moscow time (2amGMT) on Monday.
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said that there could be no question of surrender.
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