Putin happy to have “felt people’s mood” in Mariupol

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his trip to occupied Mariupol on 19 March, called it "working", and said that he "felt the mood" of the city's residents. Source: Putin in the interview with Russian state-owned media Russia-24, RBC Quote: "It was time to see, to come and see, on the example of Mariupol, how the restoration works are going, what needs to be done additionally, what is a priority...

It was essential to feel the mood of the people."

Details: Putin says that at night he allegedly visited "residential quarters, objects of the education system, particularly the university, the clinic of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency (FMBA), the Philharmonic and a park with a monument to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War." He also talked about communicating with the residents of the city; at first, he ostensibly thought they were workers, so he wanted to find out from them how the construction was going on. Then, according to Putin, it turned out that they were from Mariupol, and they invited him to see their apartments.

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Background: Last week, Russian propagandists, citing the Kremlin, reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had allegedly paid a working visit to occupied Mariupol.

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