UKRAINE:Russian President Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the International Criminal Court(ICC) for war crimes visited Mariupol,a Ukrainian city in the Donetsk region which has been occupied by his forces since May of last year, Aljazeera reported on Sunday citing other reputable international news sources.
Putin flew to Mariupol by helicopter and drove around several districts of the city, the TASS agency reported on Sunday,citing the Kremlin.
Russian state television broadcast extended footage of Putin being shown around the city on Saturday night,meeting rehoused residents and being briefed on reconstruction efforts by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin(pic: CNN).