The Foreign Secretary has vowed to hold Vladimir Putin “and his regime to account” if it is proved Russian forces used chemical agents in an attack on Mariupol. Liz Truss tweeted: “Reports that Russian forces may have used chemical agents in an attack on the people of Mariupol - we are working urgently with partners to verify details.
“Any use of such weapons would be a callous escalation in this conflict. We will hold Putin and his regime to account.”
The city’s Azov regiment reported soldiers were left dizzy and unable to breathe after a “poisonous substance of unknown origin” was dropped on them from a Russian drone, according to the Daily Mail. It came hours after Mariupol’s mayor said more than 10,000 civilians had died in the Russian siege of his city and the death toll could surpass 20,000.
