Vladimir Putin visits Crimea following war crimes arrest warrant

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has travelled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine.

Mr Putin visited an art school and a children’s centre on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader, accusing him of war crimes.