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Russian leader tours Mariupol ahead of Xi visit

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

KYIV, Ukraine -- Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

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  1. Washington Post

    Ukraine live briefing: Putin visits Mariupol in show of bravado; Germany says it would arrest him (opens Washington Post)

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    Russian leader Vladimir Putin's trip to Mariupol and Crimea, announced by his office, comes after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    Russia’s Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Mariupol (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, Russian state news agencies reported Sunday, his first trip to the Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.

  3. France 24

    🔴 Live: Putin visits war-ravaged Mariupol after Crimea trip, Kremlin says (opens France 24)

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    President Vladimir Putin made a surprise trip to Mariupol, the Kremlin has said, in what marks his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region since the start of…

  4. WNEP

    Facing arrest warrant, Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol (opens WNEP)

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    The Russian leader's trip was a show of defiance after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Russian President Putin Visits City of Mariupol in First Trip to Occupied Eastern Ukraine (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The visits came days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes.

  6. New York Times

    Defiant Putin Visits Mariupol, a City Razed by Russian Forces (opens New York Times)

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    The highly symbolic trip was the Russian leader’s first to territory his forces captured in the full-scale invasion and came days after an international court issued a warrant for his arrest.

  7. Portland Press Herald

    Russian President Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The visits were a show of defiance by the Russian leader two days after a court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

  8. Local News 8

    Defiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the year-long conflict. The visit was an apparent act of defiance, coming just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for hi…

  9. The Times of Israel

    Putin visits occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol after surprise Crimea trip – Kremlin (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Russian president flies in by helicopter then tours war-ravaged city by car, speaks with local residents, state news agency says

  10. The Times of Israel

    Kremlin says Putin visit to Mariupol was ‘spontaneous’ (opens The Times of Israel)

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  11. Insider

    Putin's macabre tour of occupied Ukraine: Russian leader visits besieged regions of Crimea and Mariupol (opens Insider)

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    A defiant Putin flew to Crimea and then toured Mariupol, The New York Times reported, two days after the ICC called for his arrest for war crimes.

  12. Washington Times

    Putin makes first trip to occupied Ukrainian city with stop in Mariupol (opens Washington Times)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin late Saturday evening made his first visit to a Ukrainian city captured in Russia’s nearly 13-month-old invasion of its neighbor.

  13. NBC News

    Defiant Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied eastern Ukraine (opens NBC News)

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    Mariupol become a worldwide symbol of defiance after small group of outgunned Ukrainian fighters held out for 83 days in the port-city's sprawling Azovstal steelworks.

  14. CBS News

    Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol in Ukraine (opens CBS News)

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    The move was a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

  15. Newsweek

    Putin compared to Hitler for Mariupol visit amid ICC warrant (opens Newsweek)

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    The Russian leader visited Mariupol on Saturday, a day after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest over alleged war crimes.

  16. NPR

    Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol (opens NPR)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the port city of Mariupol, Russian state news agencies reported, in his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September.

  17. Deutsche Welle

    Ukraine updates: Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin toured the devastated city of Mariupol on his first visit to the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine's Donbass region. DW has the latest.

  18. France 24

    Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to fallen city (opens France 24)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, state media reported Sunday, his first to the city since it was captured after a lengthy siege at the start of Moscow's offensive in…

  19. Fox News

    Vladimir Putin visits captured Ukrainian city for first time since invading (opens Fox News)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Mariupol on Sunday in his first public visit to a captured Ukrainian city since he invaded the country last year.

  20. The Guardian

    Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin visits Mariupol in first trip to occupied eastern Ukraine, says Russian state media (opens The Guardian)

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    Russian president flew in by helicopter and then drove a car in several districts of the city, site of one of the war’s bloodiest battles

  21. Al Jazeera

    Putin visits Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Vladimir Putin, who flew to Mariupol by helicopter, drove around city and stopped to talk to residents, TASS reports.

  22. PBS NewsHour

    Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied port city of Mariupol, his first trip to Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September and a show of defiance after the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on war crimes charges.

  23. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Putin visits Mariupol in surprise trip to occupied Ukraine (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    A day after being accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court, President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, scene of some

  24. NPR

    Putin has made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol in Ukraine (opens NPR)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol in Ukraine. He also visited Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

  25. Bloomberg

    Russia’s Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied City of Mariupol (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied Mariupol, the Ukrainian city largely laid to waste by Russia last year, following a stop in Crimea on Saturday, state media reported.

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