### [2022-03-21](/feed/2022/03/21/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian War
# Ukraine rejects the Russian ultimatum to surrender its control of Mariupol, with Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk saying "we have already informed the Russian side about this". 




### Sources:

1. [BBC News](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-60802572) [Image](https://m.files.bbci.co.uk/modules/bbc-morph-news-waf-page-meta/5.2.0/bbc_news_logo.png)

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