Kyiv ‘will take back’ captured cities

• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a “global food shortage” in the coming months but says talks can avert a crisis.

• Washington reopens its embassy in Kyiv after abandoning the diplomatic post shortly before the Russian invasion.
• Mariupol’s fall appears near as Ukraine declares an end to the Azovstal steelworks operation, where its soldiers held out for months.
• Zelenskyy asserts Ukraine is determined to reclaim control over the southern cities of Kherson, Melitopol, Berdiansk, Enerhodar and Mariupol, now occupied by Russian troops.
• President Joe Biden’s national security team “emphatically” support bids by Sweden and Finland to join NATO, says top US official.
• The Associated Press reports a senior defence official saying US Pentagon officials are having discussions with Sweden and Finland on their security needs to deter Russia.