Putin reportedly made his first visit to occupied Ukrainian territory over the weekend, stopping in Crimea on Saturday and the captive port city of Mariupol on Sunday.
for him by the International Criminal Court on Friday. The ICC is one of the organizations that denounced the annexation of Crimea, prompting Russia to withdraw from its foundational treaty in 2016.
One resident sobbed as she told Putin she now “owned a piece of paradise” after the leader asked if she liked her new apartment.Putin’s bodyguards, wearing microphones, hovered around him at all times during the visit, occasionally whispering into the ear of a resident or guiding them on where to stand.
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