Overview | Putin demands Mariupol surrender and wants stronger offensive in east

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday again demanded that Mariupol surrender. Only then, according to him, will the bombing in the southern port city – where almost no building is standing anymore – stop. The Kremlin also appears to be confirming that troops still besieging the northern cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv should step up the offensive in the southeast.

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