Daily News May 21st 2022 8pm

As Russian-led forces claim full control over the last foothold of Ukrainian troops in the Donbass city of Mariupol. RT becomes the first international outlet to report from the scene. Italy's proposal for ending the conflict in Ukraine receives lukewarm support from EU officials, despite simmering public anger across Europe, over the backlash of sanctions. In a dramatic political U-turn, the world's richest man says he will switch his allegiance to the Republican Party. That's as Democrats criticize Elon Musk for his efforts to buy Twitter.