Former British intelligence officer explains “tri text” Putin wants to send with a visit to Mariupol

A former senior British military intelligence officer has given an assessment about why Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the Ukrainian town of Mariupol.

It's about the visit believed to be the first visit by the Russian president to occupied territory in the Donbas region since the beginning of aggression in Ukraine.

Thus, speaking of Sky News, Philip Ingram says that the movement sends “two times” messages, sends in Telegragraphy.

The first, he says, is that he claims to show that “is not concerned” that the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for him, accusing him of kidnapping children from Ukraine.

“At the same time this is a message to China's President Xi Jinping, who will visit Moscow and Vladimir Putin tomorrow”, added the Ingram.

His next message is for his <x0--internative”, he explained.

“ [Putin is] saying, I'm the leader here. This is part of Russia, and therefore, I will be happy to go and visit”.

Vladimir Putin has visited Marioupolis on his first trip to Ukrainian territory, which Moscow illegally annexed in September.

Russian state television showed Russian leader showing up around the southern port city last night.

He arrived by helicopter and travelled through several city districts, according to state news agency T ASS, which quotes the Kremlin.