Ukraine war: Putin pays first visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol

Ukraine's government said the visit was that of a 'murderer returning to a crime scene'.

Instead of being filmed amid Mariupol's war-ravaged ruins, Vladimir Putin was pictured in a newly-built children's playground and met some supposedly adoring residents of the occupied city.

There was no mention of Friday's arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for the alleged war crimes of removing children from the annexed area from their families.

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[sjishah]

Russia did same with Chechnya and they rebuild it to the new level. But where America and Britain goes they only destroy.

[thebattleofpelennorfieldsp]

Neither the US nor Russia recognize the ICC.

[TheSteviebhardcore]

where's the arrest warrants for Bush & Blair?

[onez]

So kids are better of staying in a war zone and being killed or injured?

[richardlewis]

Didn't Tony Blair go for a walk about around the ruins of Fallujah?

[mickd]

It's not Russian-occupied it's Russian territory. Get over it.

[That_Guy_]

"It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them that they have been fooled." Mark Twain.

[seamusoreilly]

I think there was a video of him in Chicago checking out gasoline prices last week, too!

[tonyyoto]

Zelensky meeting Macron

Zelensky:” I want to see Putin in prison!”
Macron:” it’s not possible Mr Zelensky, he will not visit you here “

[hollykelley]

PUTI KNOWS I LOVE IT WHEN HE DRIVES HIMSELF ! DAMN WHAT A MAN !

[GunslingerLv]

Germany: we do sanctions to Russia
Also Germany: sell all of our cars to Russia and make sure President drives Mercedes

[juliantooke]

Seen him in a chippy in Ipswich last week

[SEVE_P]

So handy that the childrens play area had a desk for them to use 0:45

[ikemreacts]

Yeah, just go in and arrest him. Send your local police officer. Try it and see.

[kurtisrobertson]

Theatre of war! Is just the right description indeed.

[Muirton]

The comments are comedy gold, most are just people's cope mechanism kicking in, my personal favourite is 'its not Putin, he has different earlobes' 😂😂

[rickrickboom]

Because they were really residents of Mariupol... 100% 😂

[jason]

LOL, members of the public casually walking up to one of the most powerful men in the world with big money on his head without a flicker of security. Yeah fucking right, nobody would believe this surely?

[Dotsknots]

Who's going to arrest him bro? Your reporter was there lol.

[femazik]

so it does leave the bunker from time to time....