President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the war-ravaged port of Mariupol, state media reports – his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine’s Donbas region since the conflict began.
The visit came after Mr Putin travelled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine, and just two days after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader.
