Putin visits occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol ahead of meeting with China’s Xi

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his surprise visit to Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine with a trip to Mariupol on Sunday. It’s his first time in the occupied territories since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. It’s the closest visit Putin has made to the front lines of the war and as Redmond Shannon reports, it comes hours ahead of his most important ally’s visit to Moscow.

• Putin visits occupied city of Mariupol in Ukraine for first time