The Putin-Zelenskyy Ukraine Visits: Implications for International Justice

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visited troops fighting on the front lines in Bakhmut, the heart of the bloodiest fighting in the war, just days after Russian President Putin's surprise trip to the occupied city of Mariupol. Putin's visit was criticized by Ukrainian officials for being a carefully constructed PR trip, while Zelenskyy's visit comes as he pushes for Western nations to give more weapons, military equipment, and aid to Ukraine as it fights off Russia's invasion. Experts are divided on the strategic importance of Bakhmut, with some warning that Ukraine's commitment to holding the city could hurt its ability to launch another counteroffensive and regain territory from the Russian occupiers.