Out of Office: Putin declares Mariupol victory; energy costs drive eurozone inflation spike

Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the Ukraine war, declaring the port of Mariupol “liberated” after nearly two months of siege and calling off a planned storm of the city even as hundreds of defenders remained holed up inside a giant steel works. Ukraine said Putin’s attempt to avoid a final clash with its forces in the city was an acknowledgement that he lacked the forces to defeat them. “You successfully completed ...