Ukraine Refuses to Surrender Mauripol to Russian Forces

Yesterday, Russia gave Ukraine an ultimatum to surrender the city of Mariupol by early this morning with Ukraine rejecting the request, fighting was reported in Kyiv and according to Ukraine’s Prospector General, Russia has claimed a chemical plant in Sumy causing a leak in a 50-ton tank of Ammonia that took hours to contain. Ukraine President Zelenskyy also vowed to ‘shoot down’ the Russian pilot that attacked an art school in Mariupol last week where about 400 civilians were taking shelter. According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, President Biden will travel to Poland on Friday and meet with President Andrzej Duda. The visit will end a trip to Europe that will see the president travel to Brussels to participate in the NATO Summit on Thursday and join a European council meeting as world leaders try to align their responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden will hold a call with French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson today.