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days after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him accusing him of war crimes. he made a stop in mariupol. ukrainian officials slamming the visit saying putin visits mariupol under the cover of night. cnn senior international correspondent ivan joining us live. what else did putin do while there? >> reporter: right. well, the kremlin says he arrived by helicopter. then he was shown in a pretty long unedited video driving a car, being briefed by a top kremlin a...

newsroom, were following global reaction boy the arrest warrant for russian president vladimir putin, well go live to kiev ahead. and to on you allow the use or prescription of abortion pills, the signs that point to a possible indictment of donald trump possibly soon. this comes amid a monday mental ruling by a federal federal judge involving one of formers presidents attorneys. >> live from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. russian president vladimir putin, the ...

what are the odds that he actually faces justice? >> plus former president trumps attorney ordered to testify as part of the investigation into the formerer presidents handling of classified documents. how he could turn out to be one of the most crucial witnesses in the special counsels probe. its thick in the summertime, builds up and smells terrible. >> its also headed right for the u.s. away we know about the 5,000-mile massive seaweed make ing its way to the east coast and the im...

was happening it defied me. all i wanted was what was best for my child at that time. >> reporter: and you saw those mothers travel all the way into occupied crimea with emotional unions with their children. they managed to get most of them back, but, many still remain, jake, in captivity, the arrest warrant will put the pressure onto russia, the russians say they have no jurisdiction over the president. >> the international criminal court does not hold trials in absentia, that means p...

Single phone call with ukraine. ukraines presidential adviser says negotiations about a potential conversation are ongoing. as xi heads to russia, the ability of china to help resolve the conflict hangs in the balance. salina wang, cnn beijing. >> lets bring in former nato supreme ally commander general wesley clark. general, before i ask you about the china presidents visit, its hard to erase the image we saw of putin in mariupol driving the vehicle, going through buildings as if its nothing. r...

A sign just how important africa is to china. >> very important. a lot of resources there. chinas president is there, the second stop on his first overseas trip. xi jinping hailing africa as a continent of hope and promise as he addressed leaders. >> china gets many of its raw materials from africa. and xi heads to south africa that is happening tomorrow. as chinas president tours, it is actually -- its his wife as you can imagine stealing the show. we steal the show. women steal the show. >> yo...