President of Russia Vladimir Putin arrived today in the Crimea in unexpected visit on the occasion of the ninth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea In Russian federation.

Putin was met by the Moscow-appointed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozaev, who then escorted him to a new child support center and art school in what the official described as a surprise visit.

State media did not immediately report on Putin’s comments, a day after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest, charging him with the “war crime of illegally deporting populations, in particular children, and illegally transferring populations from occupied territories to their countries.” areas Ukrainian In Russian federation”.

Putin has yet to publicly comment on the event, but his spokesman called it “invalid” and said Russia considers the issues raised by the ICC “unacceptable and outrageous.”

Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, eight years before invading Ukraine. Ukraine says it will fight to push Russia out of Crimea and other territories seized by Moscow during that war.

Source: APE-MPE-Reuters-AFP.

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