The Ukrainian president asserted that some countries had drawn a red line at sending more offensive weapons to Ukraine 'because they are afraid of Russia.'
MARIUPOL, Ukraine Russian forces pounded the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on Saturday, shelling its downtown area as residents hid in a mosque and elsewhere to avoid the explosions. Fighting also raged in the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv, as Russia kept up its bombardment of cities throughout the country.