Biden says Putin committing ‘genocide’

 

Crosses are placed at a burial site in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine

• US President Joe Biden says Russia is committing “genocide” in Ukraine by seeking to “wipe out the idea of being able to be Ukrainian”.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised that Moscow will triumph in its “noble” war aims.
• The mayor of Mariupol claims about 21,000 civilians have been killed in the besieged Ukrainian city to date.
• The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) expresses concern about the unconfirmed report of chemical weapons use in Mariupol.