Putin's Controversial Actions Continue to Make Headlines

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the occupied city of Mariupol, his first trip to the Ukrainian territory that Moscow illegally annexed in September. Putin arrived by helicopter and drove himself around the city's "memorial sites," concert hall, and coastline. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnulin made clear that Russia was in Mariupol to stay, hoping to finish the reconstruction of its blasted downtown by the end of the year. The visit came days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin accusing him of war crimes.