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Ukraine says missiles blown up in annexed Crimea, Russia says civilians targeted

Ukraine's defence ministry said on Monday that an explosion in Dzhankoi in the north of the Crimean peninsula destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia's Black Sea fleet.

Reuters

Ukraine war: ICC's Putin arrest warrant may be symbolic but must be the beginning of holding the Russian leader accountable

Marking the ninth anniversary of his illegal annexation of Crimea, Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the occupied Ukrainian peninsula on March 18. His visit came a day after the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague issued an arrest warrant against him.

The Conversation

Vladimir Putin mocked for sending 'body double' to Ukraine: 'What's up with your chin?'

Kyiv official Anton Gerashchenko analysed TV footage of Vladimir Putin meeting residents of a reconstructed apartment block in Mariupol, and wondered if it was a body double because he had a different chin

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Putin visits Crimea, Mariupol on annexation anniversary

President Vladimir Putin made unannounced visits to Crimea and the Ukrainian city of Mariupol at the weekend for what were termed “reunification” events, nine years after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Putin Makes Surprise Trip to Mariupol

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, Russian state media reported on Sunday, in what would be the Kremlin leader's first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the start of the war. The visit came after Putin travelled to Crimea on Saturday in an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How Ukrainian-Russian couples are faring after a year of war

Partners caught on different sides of the yearlong conflict reflect on how it has affected their relationships.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine blasts Putin for coming to ‘admire the ruins’ of Mariupol

President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise trip to war-ravaged Mariupol, the Kremlin said Sunday, in what marks his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine’s Donbas region since the start of the war. Ukraine promptly slammed the visit, describing the Russian leader as "the murderer of thousands of…

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Vladimir Putin visits Crimea to mark nine years since annexation as Ukraine grain deal extended

Russian president headed to Sevastopol hours after ICC issued warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin limps stiffly with head bowed down in first sighting since arrest warrant

Putin was seen at an opening of a children's centre in Crimea after the International Criminal Court ordered his arrest for alleged war crimes in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Ukraine war – live: Putin to host ‘strategic’ meeting with Xi Jinping after Mariupol visit

The Russian president was seen driving around the Russian-held city of Mariupol on his first visit to the occupied region

The Independent UK

Putin makes surprise Crimea visit on annexation anniversary

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Crimea on Saturday for what were termed “reunification” events, nine years after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Putin visits Crimea to mark nine years since annexation from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin travelled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on annexation anniversary following war crimes arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader

Manchester Evening News

Putin makes surprise visit to Crimea

President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Crimea on Saturday for what were termed “reunification” events, nine years after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.

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Putin visits Crimea to mark the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Black Sea peninsula to mark the ninth anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine. Russia's move in 2014 was denounced as illegal by most of the world.

Reuters

Putin visits Crimea on anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on a visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine, Russian state media reported.

ABC News

When Russia took control of Zaporizhzhia's nuclear power plant, Ukrainian technicians were forced to flee, or work at gunpoint

A year ago, Sergii woke up and headed to work at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. When he approached, he saw the trail of a bloody battle and knew a grim fate awaited him inside.

The Independent UK

‘No limits’: A timeline of Putin and Xi’s relationship

China has refrained from calling Russia’s military operation an ‘invasion’

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Al Jazeera

Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’

Moscow says American drone downing highlights increasing intelligence gathering off the annexed Crimea peninsula.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Oscar-winning documentary 'Navalny' tells a terrifying and funny story you should watch

The awarding of the Oscar for best documentary to the film "Navalny" was well-deserved, not only because it is a riveting film, but because it prods us to think about what will happen to Russia if Vladimir Putin loses his war on Ukraine.

The Guardian - US

Russia plans to recover wreckage of US drone downed over Black Sea

US says any recovery operation in such deep water would be difficult and unlikely to yield useful intelligence

ABC News

Moscow reveals details of high-level calls after US drone went down in encounter with Russian jets

The incident between a US surveillance drone and Russian jets prompted rare telephone conversations between the two countries' defence ministers and military chiefs, a statement from the Kremlin reveals.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: how the west's weak reaction to Crimea's referendum paved the way for a wider invasion

A referendum was held in Crimea on March 16 2014, when the region was under military control, to ask voters whether they wanted to be part of Russia. The official result was a 96.7% vote for Russia.

Al Jazeera

US accuses Russia of downing drone over Black Sea: What we know

US and Russia give conflicting accounts of events that led a multimillion-dollar drone to crash into the Black Sea.

The Times of India

Ukraine war: What's known — and not — about US drone and Russia jet crash

LONDON: According to the US military, a Russian fighter jet dumped fuel on an American MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea on Tuesday, causing it to crash after colliding with the aircraft.

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