vladimir putin visited mariupol on a working trip and personally examined how the restoration of thecity is going. this is the first visit by the president of the russian donbas. in addition, the head of state visited the command post of the special military operation in rostov-on-don, where he held a meeting and listened to reports on the combat work of our military more dmitry tolmachev in mariupol, vladimir putin arrived by helicopter already from air could to assess the state of the city , the president drove around several districts behind the wheel of a car. judging by the footage, traffic did not block the road . vladimir putin even had to give way to construction equipment that came across here and there . there was no lighting at all. during this trip, the head of state was accompanied by deputy prime minister maratskaya smolen, who oversees in the government not only construction issues, but also restoration in new regions of the country. he reported in detail to the president on how the city is changing now we will drive through, we did very good work. we launched the move

really visited mariupol , so khrystyna and i don't believe it. did putinit or his doppelgänger, the tee, and so on there is some quaternary, yes, it was mariupol, and so on, and so on, dmitri, here you are, with the calloused eye of an old mariupolian . how can you evaluate the locations where putin’s doppelgänger would have visited, and accordingly, what do you think is happening in the history surrounding this pseudo-visit to mariupol ? well, you know, commenting on putin's visit to mariupol is the same as commenting on the escape of a lunatic from a psychiatric hospital who escaped from his territory and ran to another territory, and he has nowhere to run especially after the court's decision, i will not be there, there are some versions to say that he is not him, that's really what they showed, it's really mariupol, uh , they took this crazy character higher , then to places where the camera did not show the destruction caused by the terrorist state of the russian federation. and really, these are there is a so-called residential quarter, which was bui

the same condition, what shall we ask in your opinion, how true is a similar version that putin visited mariupol, er, what do you think about it? well, i'm a small expert in identification , but it still seems to me that it wasn't putin, his double, er, well, actually, this is the only, only, sure place where he can now travel to the purchased cities, but because he can't go further because he will be arrested , well, actually, yes, it's not him, but his chinese e-e fake or chinese copy. center of defense forces of the tauri direction, colonel. thank you for the inclusion. it’s not me, but i’m hardly a fan of the idea that it’s a fake , if it’s a double, but now they just look from rush to there from the top shots, and he really looks like putin, but it’s not at all similar, maybe even now quit in our group, uh, i love this zhek, maybe he's a little shy, i had things from economic theory, then at franko university, he didn't like the letter r, maybe what, but he said no, and he said that it was not a fake, a whore, but i think the chinese prostitute came to mariupol putin yes, not similar, yes,

which lavrov then clearly told him that he does not have authority to make decisions in mariupol because only putin decides something in mariupol just so that we have time, well, that kind of thing. yes, putin has found a new city of glory . i understand. and the provision of humanitarian aid, the humanitarian situation, and what are the russians there, do they give people at least some kind of housing for those who lost those who remained in the city, food , earnings, the most important thing for a person’s life , please, ah, the most important thing is that there, what are the people there? people don't live, they survive every day to live more or less er, it's normal but only those who cooperate with the occupation administration of the city can, and that's exactly the kind of people they came out to putin in the evening when he arrived, this is how potemkin's houses look in the background, it's somewhere around 8:00 in the evening, that is people should be at home, but most of the windows are dark. that is, there are no people there. very, very few people live there. apartments are mostly local

why did they work so poorly with the picture and a similar answer lies in the events of putin to crimea and mariupoltional criminal court issued an arrest warrant to gaziv if only it didn't turn out that one of putin's lookalikes ended up on the dock and not him alexander melnikov ictv facts of the week - you will find the only news, more interesting things on our youtube channel facts of the week subscribe to youtube, we will meet you in a week and on the air of the national marathon , the only news of next sunday, the baton will be picked up by our colleagues with the father-in-law of the week , we will meet glory to ukraine, join the brave, defend yours we are warriors, not lazy , lying, and our work is righteous, holy, god who for what? and we are for independence. that's why it's hard for us. your spirit, the strength of your spirit, is like light, it's the light of the whole world. i pray that it will be bright enough to lead you through this darkness. we have to invest everything in the ukrainian people. hello, i'm benz stiller. i'm here. in ukraine it is impossible to believe how terrible th

mariupol residents. i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committedaning carried out his main mission as a war criminal, destroying the city of mariupol. the only city where the russian aviation used carpet bombing is mariupol. the un has already assessed what happened directly in mariupol regarding the drama theatre, where the word children was written with huge letters. this did not stop the russian militaryjet, which destroyed the drama theatre and killed hundreds of people there today. this is a sign of a war crime. today's visit is vladimir putin's reaction as a war criminal to the warrant he received for war crimes committed in particular in mariupol directly. the image that russian state television and mr putin wishes to show is of mariupol being rebuilt. a new playground, a new apartment block. what is your assessment of the state of mariupol today? translation: they don't show what he did to the city. in two months of such dense fire that the russian army, under the leadership of its main war, criminal putin in two months, only in two months,

it seems to me that the speakers believe that it was not putin in mariupol, it was some kind of his double your opinion is. for example, i can safely assume that it is putin and that he is not such a weak bunker grandfather. him exhibit, that is, hitler, too, he was, for example, a brave enough person, brave enough to put a bullet in his temple, for example, when i realized that i had lost after all, this hardly applies to putin. but nevertheless, he already arrived in an occupied city dozens of kilometers from the front. i think that it is possible, but that husnulin is that vice prime minister said that it was an unplanned trip, it was spontaneous putin said i want to go to mariupol let's get on the helicopter, they arrived , sat down at the wheel, went to the first, better house, approached some houses, people didn't did they go out spontaneously, warm, fun, by the way, that scream in the background that everything is a lie, the production shows that not everything was so concretely prepared in this , in this meeting, it seems to be spontaneous , nevertheless, here is your opinion. was

here in kyiv, the mayor of mariupol told me how he felt seeing mr putin in his city. ariupol residents, - i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under bright streetlights, he was also shown a playground, only days after he was accused by international prosecutors of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. earlier i spoke to the prosecutor general of ukraine, andriy kostin, about what his country made of the visit. it is widely discussed in ukraine that the perpetrator had returned to the crime scene to real life, the crimes he has committ

president of ukraine, from what i found after this visit, the residents of mariupol among those people who communicated with putinfamiliar faces and how it turned out that these people are traitors who at one time met the russian military in mariupol and they joyfully met now putin directly in their city, you know, for the sake of justice, it would be correct if during this video with putin they showed in mariupol before the arrival of the russian military and after mr. peter a, will they show the real picture to the audience in russia - well, they probably won't show it, but the question is that, unfortunately, even when they are shown the real picture, well, in principle, they show how they are now continuing to fight on the territory of donetsk oblasts, what are they doing with such cities as, for example, the same bakhmut so, nevertheless, it is not particularly embarrassing to anyone in russia, this is probably the biggest problem because , oh, putin really managed to transform the people , it is clear that this is not in a vacuum , it is clear that he this appealed to sufficiently deep imperial feelings, am

state media in russia is reporting that president putin has visited mariupol — the ukrainian city whichtured by invading russian forces last year. the tass news agency says he travelled there by helicopter, and visited local residents. if confirmed, it would be mr putin's first trip to the ukrainian territory which has been occupied by russia since the invasion was launched just over a year ago. we've received these pictures, which we understand to be mr putin in mariupol on saturday evening. he's shown driving around in a car, and also visiting what appears to be a child ren�*s playground. possibly one that has been renovated, there appears to be work still going on. it looks like some kind of tractor is one of the children's rides that is perhaps being opened. the visit came at the end of a week when the russian president was charged by the international criminal court with forcible abductions of ukrainian children. and on saturday, mr putin also visited crimea — the region which russia first invaded and then annexed nine years ago. live now to our diplomatic correspondentjames landal

after the kremlin press service announced putin's visit to mariupol , the pseudo-jordalists hastenedthinking, saying that there is no visual confirmation anywhere. and that means there was no visit itself visiting the city - this is a very secret mission. therefore, no photo. tolya's claim to tolin's irony sarcasm is nothing more than no one, in principle, expected the smizelensky, however, various shots were made public. very soon all the same kremlin press service. last year we completely made the route between donetsk and the seas. so the professional live bait had to literally rewrite the training manual on the go. for some reason, they clung to the late evening shooting, it turns out to be too difficult to understand in the dark, is it true that it was the head of state in the conditions of the information war when we get a response from the enemy? means that it clings to him. that's right, russian muscovites did what they first published the news , to which they, so to speak, openers and journalists, ukraine began to answer, what are you fake and and after they said it was fake

after the press service of the kremlin announced putin's visit to mariupol psev.rnalists hastened to wishful thinking real, they say, there is no visual evidence anywhere. and that means there was no visit itself visiting the city - this is a very secret mission. therefore, no photo. and i saw a claim, or sarcasm for tolin's irony , nobody, in principle, expected anything else from zelensky's media. however, various shots were made public. very soon, all the same kremlin press service. last year we completely made the route between donetsk and the sea. so professional liars. i literally had to rewrite the manual on the go. somehow clung to later shooting in the evening, it turns out to be too difficult to understand in the dark, is it true that it was the head of state in the conditions of the information war, when we get a response from the enemy, this means that it catches him. well, that's right, russian muscovites did what they first published the news, to which, so to speak, the openers and journalists of ukraine began to answer, that these are fakes and and

people spend in queues for several hours borissuds mikhail vitkin anton khobotov to lead, mariupol vladimir putin's visit liberated from korean military territories of tourists the main theme of all world smir as foreign experts appreciated the trip of the russian leader to mariupol and what they think about the upcoming meetings npm will tell and billionaires. the west reacted nervously, but it was necessary to recognize the obvious, the city that the ukrainian military destroyed to the ground. now recovering thanks to russia, we must admit that putin really master of delivering strategic surprises , especially in the media space , by appearing first in crimea and then in mariupol , he sends two important messages to the west that putin has not resigned himself and is keeping the situation under control. and you also saw him freely visited several locations. he wants to show the russian people that he cares about them, that he is personally involved on the front pages of the leading newspapers of the russian president is called bold and decisive at the same time he analyzes a trip to mariupol and

it’s better to be able to quickly get out of the car, then at mariupol putin complained about problemsith obtaining russian passports and a day later, specific instructions were given to colleagues from the ministry of internal affairs. i understand, yes, there are probably 10 difficulties, but these are not those that the ministry would not be able to solve. i ask you to put things in order here and do it quickly people who want to be citizens of our country follow obtaining passports. everything lasts for a very long time , for months, and it is necessary to put in queues there for an unmeasured amount of time, who is doing this, these are people, it is natural to approach the solution of these problems. if they don’t know how, they need to teach, they don’t want to, they need to be promoted somewhere to translate properly. i seriously, i say, 17,000 daily. only when i receive an appeal to our address for obtaining passports, and we will do everything depends on us so that there are as few complaints from citizens as possible in this direction of all heads of internal affairs bodies

vladimir putin made a working trip to mariupol, according to the kremlin press service , the president went to donbass by helicopter. in mariupol itself, the head of state traveled around several districts while driving a car , inspected the coastline of the theater building . he talked with residents of the nevsky microdistrict to one family by invitation. even came to visit on a trip to mariupol, vladimir putin was accompanied by the deputy prime minister. marat khusnulin, he reported in detail on the progress and restoration of the region, told how the construction of housing for social and educational facilities of the medical institution, as well as communal infrastructure. and the course of the special military operation of vladimir putin was reported in rostov-on-don. the president held a meeting at the command post for the treasures were made by the initial general staff of the russian armed forces valery gerasimovnikov. and before that, vladimir putin was met in the crimea on the peninsula celebrating 9 years the return of the region to russia, the president came behind the wh

it was february, then putin in mariupol in march, and also putin in sevastopol and it's in appearancethree different people, well, at least putin in moscow is definitely not a little different from putin in mariupol, er, in sevastopol it's completely different well, in mariupol, too, it's a little bit different, besides, i wrote about the fact that before his bulletproof vest was sweaty and sweaty gave out in him the excitement of the experience. well, in any case, there is reason to say that these were doubles after all, but in any case, this tour took place in mariupol first of all, and let's now listen to how the russian propagandists commented or how did they present to their society why putin went to the city of a terrible crime that he actually initiated and the russian army implemented it. residential houses try not to mention it. why? well, he clearly made it clear that this is all. вы when will you restore it, yes, of course not, it should show concrete basements , where still, where the corpses were left lying there, or what kind of drama theater was there, where hundreds of

russia, we must admit that putin is indeed a master at delivering strategic surprises , especially in the information space, with his appearance first in crimea and then in mariupol , he sends two important messages to the west that putin has not submitted and keeps the situation under control. and you also saw him freely visited several locations. he wants to show the russian people that he cares about them, that he is personally involved on the front pages of the leading newspapers of the russian president called defiant and resolute at the same time analyzes the trip to mariupol and the possible outcome of the meeting with the chinese president in moscow, mr. putin will receive moscow's most important ally, the leaders of china, xi jinping, which will give the russian leader the opportunity to once again make sure that international support for ukraine is limited only to western countries. beijing expects that the upcoming meeting will bring sino-russian relations to a new level, and also contribute to global peace, but washington has a different vision of the white house openly stated that against the ceasefire f stones the ring, if this meeting leads to any

i spoke to james landale about why mr putin chose to visit mariupol.ut mariupol was a long, slow victory last year. but it was a victory. the ukrainians held out for three months and there was a huge siege and then huge humanitarian crisis in the city, but eventually it fell to russian hands. and that so soon after the allegations made against vladimir putin by the international criminal court that he was a war criminal. the kremlin said this visit was spontaneous, and clearly, though designed to show a degree of normality, perhaps a degree of normality, perhaps a degree of normality, perhaps a degree of defiance, almost to show the world and the people in russia that, at least from his point of view, there is an element of normality in parts of occupied ukraine. that at least is what vladimir putin was trying to show. if you look at other sources of information from the city, they show pictures of widespread devastation and ruin. a lot of rubbish. you see pictures of people queueing for food. there's reports of shortages of electricity. so it is just

meanwhile, ukraine has condemned mr putin's visit to the devastated city of mariupol. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. vladimir putin arrived in mariupol by helicopter, at least according to pictures broadcast by russian state television. then he drove himself into the city amid tight security on what's thought to be his first known visit to parts of ukraine seized by russian forces after last year's invasion. in the darkened streets, he met what were described as local residents. the bbc can't verify who they were. the kremlin said it was a "spontaneous visit". "we need to start getting to know each other better," mr putin said. "we pray for you," one woman said. "finally, you are here. we have waited for you so long." mr putin was invited inside to see one of their homes, seemingly a new apartment — the aim, it would appear, to show a city being rebuilt after last year's devastation. for this is what mariupol looked like last year after three months of russian bombardment, during which ukrainian fighters held out here at the azovstal steel

even came to visit on a trip to mariupol, vladimir putin was accompanied by deputy prime minister. marat usnulin, he reported in detail on the progress and restoration of the city, told how the construction, housing, social and educational facilities of medical institutions and communal infrastructure is progressing. that is, i think that this solution will definitely help us. we have 300 such sites we will exhibit. so, plus the building materials industry has been assembled, who can give a cheaper solution for a home kit for individual houses, because while the people on the house set unwinds a little more slowly if the apartment is on a marine telescope. this house is good with a set of fakes, while the situation is getting worse, but i think it's good here. it should be good, but here the climate is good here. probably create jobs good transportation. do you want 130 km? but we have a little. like avenues on the peninsula mark 9 years return of the region to russia the president arrived behind the wheel of a car and looked at the new facilities of the complex. khersones tauride

the mayor of mariupol tells me how he felt seeing mr putin in his city.he is a criminal. he has come in person _ translation: he is a criminal. he has come in person to _ translation: he is a criminal. he has come in person to see - translation: he is a criminal. he has come in person to see what - translation: he is a criminal. he has come in person to see what he| has come in person to see what he has come in person to see what he has done because criminals always return to the scene of the crime. he has come to see what he will be punished for. mr putin also visited a theatre that had been rebuilt, one that the russian authorities had planned to use for show trials for some azovstal defenders. under bright streetlights, he was shown round a playground, only days after he was accused by the international criminal court of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. live now to our diplomatic correspondentjames landale in kyiv. i suppose if president putin wanted to visit somewhere th

to us that ukrainians will consider putin's trip a provocation. after all, mariupolndependon. headline cocky putin visits ukraine for the first time since the invasion. that is, crimea where putin was before mariupol recognizes the fraternal building as russian, and the former british intelligence officer philip ingr. trying to understand what signals putin is sending with his trip to the donbass recognize that putin is a master of strategic surprises, especially when it comes to the information space. he makes it two messages one to the chairman all day long, who visits moscow and vladimir putin. he sends a message and his internal audience say, i'm here. the leader is part of russia , so i will gladly go and visit it. we get real-time footage on your screens russia moscow vnukovo two government airports and the same chinese chairman's number one bor right now on the gangway rises is there a high probability that this is an ambassador? the prc is in russia, as our political observer announced. this is the first person to board flight number one. trap was brought to

photo was posted on the internet of putin in the kremlin, in my opinion, it was february, then putin in mariupolarch and also putin in sevastopol, and apparently how they say it's three different people, or at least putin in moscow putin is definitely a little different in mariupol, er, in sevastopol it’s completely different well, in mariupol, too, it’s a little bit different, in addition, she wrote about the fact that she was wearing a bulletproof vest, she was sweating, she was sweating, that she was showing excitement and worry well , in any case, there is a reason to say about the fact that these were indeed doubles, but in any case, this tour took place in mariupol first of all, and let's now listen to how the russian propagandists commented or how they presented to their society why putin went to the city of a terrible crime which in fact, he himself initiated and implemented it, the russian army, let's look at the created , restored buildings, newly built residential houses, they try not to mention this. why? well, i made it clear that this is all. еще куда-то и всё время are photographe

here in kyiv, the mayor of mariupol told me how he felt seeing mr putin in his city. residents, - i feel that today, a war criminal whose name is vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months — destroying the city of mariupol. the only city russian aviation is carpet bombing is mariupol. this is what parts of mariupol actually look like — contemporary images from local residents showing still—ruined tower blocks. long lines of people queuing for food. all in stark contrast to the reconstruction that mr putin did get to see, including a theatre that had been rebuilt. under bright streetlights, he was also shown a playground, only days after he was accused by international prosecutors of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. james landale, bbc news, kyiv. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. it's 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein — we'll assess the legacy. applause. i'm so proud of both of you. let there

meanwhile, ukraine has condemned mr putin's visit to the devastated city of mariupol. a criminal returning to the scene of his crime. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports from kyiv. vladimir putin arrived in mariupol by helicopter, at least according to pictures broadcast by russian state television. then he drove himself into the city amid tight security on what's thought to be his first known visit to parts of ukraine seized by russian forces after last year's invasion. in the darkened streets, he met what were described as local residents. the bbc can't verify who they were. the kremlin said it was a "spontaneous visit". "we need to start getting to know each other better," mr putin said. "we pray for you," one woman said. "finally, you are here. we have waited for you so long." mr putin was invited inside to see one of their homes, seemingly a new apartment — the aim, it would appear, to show a city being rebuilt after last year's devastation. for this is what mariupol looked like last year after three months of russian bombardment, during which ukrai

putin visited mariupol on saturday evening , it was shown how he drives a car and visits the playgroundn saturday , mr. putin also visited the crimea region, which russia initially invaded and then annexed 9 years ago, mariupol of course, has a huge symbolic significance in this war. the battle for it was the longest in the early period of the war. it was an early russian victory for the ukrainians, but it was a symbol of resistance, because the city was under siege for 3 months. after his, in the end took a very resonance of the city and on footage of the visit. putin shows a part of the city that has been restored. after the destruction, we see him on a playground flooded with light, in a bedroom community of how he talks to people on the street. these are spontaneous dialogues and people thank mr. putin for the restoration work cities. thank you for the victory you keep. thank you too. we waited. hello very well, in other words, a picture of a recovering city and mr. putin on a tour of the places of his success is drawn. he wants to show this picture not only to the rest of the world

even came to visit on a trip to mariupol, vladimir putin was accompanied by deputy prime minister.ulin, he reported in detail on the downfall and the restoration of the region told how the construction of housing, social and educational facilities is progressing.

i understand that these are real mariupol residents, those who were waiting for the arrival of putin his double, what about the woman who screamed in the background, it's all wrong. some residents of mariupol were indeed identified, some people, unfortunately, with some of those who in these stories gave comments there and in other videos, unfortunately, i know them as a deputy, these women there they also addressed us to the deputies there regarding problems in the housing and communal services sector, but it is important what they told there, i can only say that everyone who got apartments there signed documents that everyone has the armed forces of ukraine are to blame for the destruction of e-e city that they destroyed and so on and most of these people have already received russian passports, well, that is, after the de-occupation of the city , these people have no place in ukrainian mariupol. - which way is it very dangerous to do this in mariupol, because we know how the propaganda machine works, but i can say how bad things are. they have a general situation with that. how do

the mayor of mariupol told me how he felt about seeing mr putin in his city.son to see what he has done because criminals always return to the scene of the crime. he has come to see what he will be punished for. mr putin also visited a theatre that had been rebuilt — one that the russian authorities had planned to use for show trials for some azovstal defenders. under bright streetlights, he was shown around a playground, only days after he was accused by the international criminal court of illegally deporting thousands of children from occupied parts of ukraine to russia. i'm joined now by philip short. he is the author of the book, "putin: his life and times". what was your take on that visit? well, he went first to crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the annexation, and that i think had been planned for quite some time. remember, the chinese president is coming to moscow tomorrow, so going to crimea and then extending the visit to mariupol is a way of showing that, as far as moscow is concerned, these are normal russian territories, and putin goes there

what's been the response on the ground to putin's trip to mariupol over the weekend?t was considered extremely provocative because mariupol isn't just a city to ukrainians. it's a symbol of resistance. remember, the steel plant where for weeks thousands of defenders and their families were holed up there, resisting. they were the final last part of that city to be taken by the russians. and then there was also that incident only a year ago this month when the russians bombed a theater, what's thought to be thousands of civilians had been seeking reing refuge. that is the most deadly attack against civilians in this year year-long wur. mariupol, putin touring it is a slap in the face to ukraine's since of resistance, to national identity. it was almost seen as a leader walking through his vang wished land. vladimir putin did this under the cover of night. we heard a woman shouting out this is all a fake while we saw this happening. these were optics that might have played well here. that were seen by a lot of folks here as, you know, kind of, yes, sort of a president w

vladimir putin paid a working trip to mariupol and personally inspected how the city is being restored - this is the first president's visit to the russian donbas in addition, the head of state visited the command post of the special military operation in rostov-on-don, where he held a meeting and listened to reports on the combat work of our military about everything . close, therefore, he gets acquainted with the city already in the dark. now we are on the territory of the mariupol airport building. we have a strong enough destroyed actively were fighting band, more or less preserved plan to deliver, at the end of the third year. we will reconstruct, we are already planning that it will be a full-fledged airport. there, by substitution, we need the opportunity to fly to all cities of russia abroad, when we put it in the twenty -fifth year, putin, like the day before in crimea, was driving an suv on the spot. the passenger is deputy prime minister amorat khusnulin, he oversees the restoration of mariupol and is aware of everything that has been done and is still planned to be done in

mariupol. vladimir putin was accompanied by the deputy prime minister.n detail on the progress and restoration of the region and told how the construction, housing social and educational.

the russian president, vladimir putin, has visited the ukrainian city of mariupol.t's the first time he's ventured inside territory seized by russian forces since last years invasion. his visit, under cover of darkness, has been fiercely criticised by the exiled council of the southern port city, which has seen some of the fiercest battles of the war. i'm joined now by the ukranian mp for kharkiv, maria mezentseva. thank you for being with us. what you make of this visit by president putin? well, nothing spectacular really. it is one of the first visit to the occupied territories that president putin has conducted. this is the scene of a brutal invasion. and i am looking at the footage of him sitting all alone in the filler monarch building, and russian authorities are claiming that they have restored the building etc, we are asking, what has been done regarding the cleaning of the green seeds over their quest but this is not a joke for us at all. apart from criticising that visit, i am linking it personally with the recent icc warrant which president putin has rece

raging is already a hugely symbolic victory for vladimir putin. >> matt, before we let you both go, janice mentioned this stunning visit to mariupolpresident putin at the same time he's accused of committing war crimes there, warrants out for his arrest how are ukrainians reacting to this show? >> reporter: that was just a provocative slap in the face to ukrainians the name mariupol -- in this country, it's not just a city. it's a symbol. it means so much more than just a place. it's a similymbol of resistancee site of the largest mass killings of civilians in a theater in a bombing by the russians on a theater where a lot of civilians were sheltering that killed maybe thousands of people for ukrainians this was vladimir putin rubbing their face in defeat so this was a victory lap for vladimir putin, and it came a day after he was seen in the ukrainian peninsula of crimea and a day after the international criminal court had levied charges against him and issued an arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes for a lot of ukrainians this is probably going to strengthen their resolve and they'll see vladimir putin as once again making

ukrainian officials slamming the visit saying putin visits mariupol under the cover of night. cnn senior international correspondent ivan joining us live. what else did putin do while there? >> reporter: right. well, the kremlin says he arrived by helicopter. then he was shown in a pretty long unedited video driving a car, being briefed by a top kremlin aid. driving into the outskirts of mariupol. the aid was describing the situation and acknowledging that much of the city had been destroyed. that there were ruins of buildings being demolished and much of the city was also empty because ukrainians has fled. putin was shown meeting a couple of people who were living in what were described as newly constructed apartment buildings. those people thanked putin for their new homes saying they had had nothing before that. and we've been hearing some pretty furious reactions from ukrainian officials to say he had to make this in darkness to hide the damage. i spoke with a refugee. she said this was like seeing a serial killer returning to the scene of the crime. fredrica. >> then, ivan

yes , but mariupol definitely not - firstly, secondly, i think that if zelensky had not gone to kherson, yes, now putin's go to mariupol, we are already dictating to him, well, in fact, tactics, you are auto-tactics, that's why. well, i don't know what to discuss here. thank you, but it's possible, putin . real visited at least rostov on don and we found out. by the way, where are all those generals sitting? they are now, uh, in general, who are running the war, they are not even risking crossing the border, they are running the war , well, as far as i understand. but it seems to me that someone will come up with the question of how putin will be physically eliminated or whether he himself will eliminate the problem with the same doppelgangers, because i think that there will be a certain wing of the russian elite that will bet on putin to the last the latter will be put even in the event of his liquidation as doubles and show them to the people and say no, the president and i are russia - this is putin, and putin - this is russia, there won't be such a problem, no, well, stalin also had doubles yes , bu

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