Putin's Crimea Visit Amidst ICC Arrest Warrant and International Criticism

Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. This comes a day after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him for the war crime of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. Putin has yet to comment publicly on the warrant, but the Kremlin spokesman has called it "null and void." The chances of Putin facing trial at the ICC are highly unlikely, as Moscow does not recognize the court's jurisdiction or extradite its nationals.