President of Russia Putin arrive Crimea on Saturday during an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russiaannexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Putin was greeted by Russia-appointed Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to visit a new children’s center and art school in what the official said was a surprise visit.
State media did not immediately respond to Putin for comment, a day after the International Criminal Court said it had issued an arrest warrant for him and accused him of war crimes. illegally export hundreds of children from Ukraine.
Putin has yet to comment publicly on the move. His spokesman called it “null and void” and said that Russia found the very questions posed by the ICC to be “outrageous and unacceptable”.
Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it will fight to expel Russia from Crimea and all other territories Russia has occupied in the year-long war.
Putin was greeted by Russia-appointed Governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to visit a new children’s center and art school in what the official said was a surprise visit.
State media did not immediately respond to Putin for comment, a day after the International Criminal Court said it had issued an arrest warrant for him and accused him of war crimes. illegally export hundreds of children from Ukraine.
Putin has yet to comment publicly on the move. His spokesman called it “null and void” and said that Russia found the very questions posed by the ICC to be “outrageous and unacceptable”.
Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine says it will fight to expel Russia from Crimea and all other territories Russia has occupied in the year-long war.
