Defiant Putin makes first visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol as he praises 'reconstruction work' of the heavily-bombed Ukrainian city, the Kremlin claims, in a highly provocative move just days after the ICC issued warrant for his arrest

The trip comes after an arrest warrant was issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court, over Russia's alleged deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children during the conflict. Russia besieged Mariupol at the start of its offensive last year, destroying the Azovstal steel works, the last holdout of Ukrainian forces in the city. According to state news agency TASS on Sunday, Putin flew to Mariupol by helicopter on Saturday and took a tour of the city, at times driving a car. He visited several sites and spoke with residents, and was presented with a report on the reconstruction work of the city.

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