“There is no question of surrendering Mariupol,” said Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk, per Ukrainska Pravda said Reuters, during early Monday morning in Asia.

While giving details, Kyiv Independent mentioned comments from Ukraine’s Vereshchuk are in response to the letter from Russia’s Defense Ministry saying it would only establish a humanitarian corridor if Mariupol surrenders.

S&P 500 Futures pause four-day uptrend

The news weighs on the market’s risk appetite while signaling additional geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia. As a result, S&P 500 Futures snap the four-day winning trajectory around 4,450 by the press time.

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