Russia-appointed governor of Sevastopol greets Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday for an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine.
Russia’s appointed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, welcomed Vladimir Putin and showed him around the new children’s center and art school, The official called it an unexpected visit.
State media did not immediately air any comments from Vladimir Putin, a day after the International Criminal Court said it had issued an arrest warrant for him and charged him with war crimes for illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin has yet to comment publicly on the move. His spokesman called it “ineffective” and said Russia found the questions raised by the ICC “outrageous and unacceptable”.
Russia took Crimea in 2014, eight years before it fully invaded Ukraine. Ukraine says it will work to drive Russia out of Crimea and all other territories Russia has captured in the year-long war.
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