RT News - April 21 2022 (20:00 MSK)

Vladimir Putin calls off the assault on the Azov-stal factory in Mariupol, warning it would lead to casualties among Russian troops while the remaining Ukrainian forces inside the fortified plant are expected to run out of supplies and surrender. That's as Russia's Defense Minister says the civilian areas of Mariupol have been fully cleared of radical troops and residents can now start going back to normal life. We heard from some of the locals who've managed to flee the fighting around the Azov-stal factory. Amid overwhelmingly anti-Russian coverage of the war in Western media, a veteran Italian journalist defies the mainstream narrative and says the US is actually to blame for provoking the conflict.