The British government has condemned the “abduction and deportation” of Ukrainians from the besieged city of Mariupol, in a move that has been likened to Nazi Germany.
A Ukrainian MP claimed that her countrymen and women were being forced to relocate to “distant parts of Russia” to work in conditions akin to slave labour. The Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, said she was “appalled” by these reports and has vowed to hold President Vladimir Putin to "to account” for his treatment of civilians during the invasion.
Mariupol has been encircled by Russian troops, cutting it off from energy, food and water supplies and facing a relentless bombardment. The Kremlin issued an ultimatum for Ukrainian soldiers to put down their weapons by the early hours of Monday in the city, but Ukraine rejected the offer.
