Putin celebrates ’14 Crimea grab

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to occupied Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of his country's illegal annexation of the peninsula, state media reported Saturday, a defiant gesture just one day after an international court issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin had been scheduled to participate in ceremonies in Crimea via video link, but instead he traveled to the Black Sea port city of Sevastopol, local officials said. State media broadcast images of Putin, dressed in a cardigan, visiting a children's art school and speaking with...