Ukraine says no question of handing over the city of Mariupol – media


A man carries his belongings as he walks past tanks of pro-Russian troops on a street during the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the outskirts of the besieged southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, March 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
March 21, 2022
(Reuters) – There is no question that Ukraine will surrender the city of Mariupol and lay down its arms, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said early Monday.
“There can be no question of capitulation, laying down of arms,” quoted the news portal Ukrainska Pravda Vereshchuk. “We have already informed the Russian side about this.”
On Sunday, Russia urged Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms in the besieged eastern port city. [L2N2VN0FJ]
(Reporting by Lidia Kelly and Ron Popeski)
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