Vladimir Putin has attempted to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying he took “the right decision”. Visiting Vostochny Cosmodrome on Tuesday, he said: “On the one hand we are helping and saving people, and on the other we are simply taking measures to ensure the security of Russia itself. It’s clear that we didn’t have a choice. It was the right decision.”
Ukraine is checking unverified information that Russia may have used chemical weapons while besieging the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister, Hanna Malyar, has said. The local council in Mariupol wrote on the Telegram messaging service that it had not yet been possible to examine the area where the unknown substance was allegedly used because of enemy fire.
