officials in the past month have warned China against providing Russia with lethal aid to help in its war in Ukraine, after reports surfaced that Xi was considering the move. The Chinese leader’s move has raised concerns in the west about the tightening of relationships between Moscow and Beijing.
Putin’s trip also comes before a planned visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, expected to boost Russia’s diplomatic standing. Russian news said on Sunday that Putin arrived in the city by helicopter and then drove himself around some “memorial sites.” Pharmacy benefit managers caught in crosshairs of battle to reduce drug costs New study finds plants ‘scream’ when stressed or injured, raising questions about communication A bombing of a theater in the city, which was housing displaced families, killed hundreds. Mariupol fell violently to Russian forces at the beginning of the war, after Ukrainian troops fought back advances. While Putin has not commented on the charges, the Kremlin has said it does not recognize the jurisdiction of the court, meaning the accusations are “null and void.” The ICC warrant accused Putin of a war crime for the deportation of hundreds of children from Ukraine. A United Nations report released last week concluded that the Russian military had likely committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during its war in Ukraine. The visit also marked a show of defiance from Putin, whose visits to Crimea and Mariupol come after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him on war crime charges.
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