Vladimir Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday for an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula by Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin was greeted by Russia-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to a new children’s center and art school on what the official said was a surprise visit.
State media did not immediately broadcast comments from Vladimir Putin, a day after the International Criminal Court said it had issued an arrest warrant against him, charging him with the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has yet to publicly comment on the move. His spokesman called it “null and void”, saying that Russia finds the ICC’s questions “outrageous and unacceptable”.
Russia conquered Crimea in 2014, eight years before the large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it will fight to expel Russia from Crimea and all other territory Russia has occupied in years of war.
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