Putin applauds Mariupol’s “Successful Liberation”
Moscow: Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol on Thursday after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed him that Moscow has control of the Ukrainian port city except for the Azovstal steel complex. Moscow’s takeover of Mariupol on the Azov Sea would be a major strategic achievement, allowing Moscow to connect occupied Crimea to the pro-Russian … Read more