Roman Olearchyk reports for the Financial Times.Īt least seven people were killed in shelling over the past day in eastern Kharkiv, according to the region’s governor, Oleh Synegubov. Zelenskyys offer, made in a video address, came hours before Russian defence ministry officials announced the surrender of more than 1,000 Ukrainian marines in the besieged city of Mariupol. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to exchange Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian politician and confidant of Vladimir Putin, for Ukrainian troops captured by Russia. The parade would coincide with Russia’s biggest public holiday, Victory Day, which is held annually on 9 May to celebrate triumph over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Russia may be planning a “Victory Day parade” in the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Petro Andryushchenko, an aide to the city’s mayor, has said on Telegram. The group, from 36th Marine Brigade, were said to have surrendered near the Ilyich Iron and Steel works. Russia claims 1,026 Ukrainian soldiers have laid down their armed in the besieged city of Mariupol. Bryan Pietsch reports for the Washington Post. “The use of chemical weapons anywhere by anyone under any circumstances is reprehensible and wholly contrary to the legal norms established by the international community against such use,” the OPCW said in a statement. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said its technical secretariat is “monitoring closely the situation in Ukraine” amid reports that Russia used chemical weapons in the besieged southeastern city of Mariupol. Alexander Ward and Jonathan Lemire report for POLITICO. America and its allies intend to respond in a proportional way, however military options in Ukraine remain off the table according to U.S. Unverified allegations of chemical weapons use by Russia in Ukraine have forced a scrambled inside the White House, as officials search for a way to match President Biden’s promise of an “in kind” response while avoiding further escalation of the conflict. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Russian embassy called the comments “empty” and “not backed by evidence.” BBC News Reports. government official Ned Price yesterday, who warned of Russia possibly using chemical weapons in Ukraine. has criticised what it calls “provocative statements” from U.S. Russia has used these agents on their own people.” Edith M. “We are concerned, as we’ve said before, that Russia may seek to resort to chemical weapons,” Price said during a press briefing. remains concerned that Russia may still use chemical weapons in Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said yesterday. Mariya Knight and Mitchell McCluskey report for CNN.
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“It is clear that it is impossible to conduct a full investigation and full analysis in the blocked city,” he added. It is not yet possible to draw 100% conclusions about what kind of substance it was,” Zelenskyy said in a video address yesterday. “We take with great attention yesterday’s reports on the use of munitions with a poisonous substance in Mariupol against the defenders of the city. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he cannot say with certainty if chemical weapons were used in the besieged city of Mariupol. RUSSIA, UKRAINE – CHEMICAL WEAPONS ALLEGATIONS
Jennifer Hassan reports for the Washington Post. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Biden’s assertion that Putin’s actions in Ukraine amount to genocide as “the true words of a true leader” in a tweet directed to Biden’s Twitter handle.įrench President Emmanuel Macron has declined to call the actions of Russian troops in Ukraine “genocide,” saying that “an escalation of rhetoric” would not help stop the war. The evidence is mounting.” Kevin Liptak reports for CNN. Having used the term in an earlier speech Biden told reporters, “I called it genocide because it’s become clearer and clearer that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is just trying to wipe out even the idea of being Ukrainian. President Biden said yesterday that the atrocities being uncovered in Ukraine qualify as genocide, a designation he had previously avoided. Ī curated weekday guide to major national security news and developments over the past 24 hours. Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here.
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