The ordeal for British-Iranian prisoners Nazanin
Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh
Ashoori is over after
they were released by Iran to return
home.
A third dual national accused of
spying, Morad Tahbaz,
was freed from prison on furlough,
but his family said he felt abandoned
in Iran by the British government, says The Guardian.
The Guardian says that while airstrikes hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukraine may have to come to terms with never joining NATO.
The Guardian says Ukrainian prosecutors claims 90 children had now died in the conflict with the UN confirming 636 civilian deaths. The real toll is expected to be much higher.
The Guardian says the attack on a Ukrainian base near its border with Poland came after the Kremlin said supply lines into the country were legitimate military targets.
France’s Emmanuel Macron has condemned Boris Johnson’s government for making Ukrainian refugees unwelcome in the UK and for falsely presenting to lead the world in helping the victims of the war, The Guardian writes.
Relentless shelling by Russian forces is leaving a trail of utter devastation on the streets of Mariupol, The Guardian writes.
According to The Guardian, Russian bombs “completely destroyed” a children’s hospital in Mariupol, after shelling halted evacuations from several cities.
The Guardian leads on news that the US has banned Russian oil, with the UK set to phase out Russian oil imports by the end of this year.
The Guardian leads with Ukraine’s rejection of Russia’s offer of safe corridors for refugees. It has emerged that most of the corridors lead to Russia or its ally Belarus.
The Guardian reports on Emmanuel Macron imploring Vladimir Putin to let civilians flee Ukraine’s besieged cities as a second attempt to evacuate Mariupol ended under Russia bombardment.