'We will build a real Russian mecca': See the bizarre photos of Putin posing at music festivals and hanging with bikers during his controversial visit to Crimea
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Alexei Druzhinin (Associated Press)
Over the weekend, Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev went on what they called a "working trip" to Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014.
The visit, which the Ukrainian government protested, was one more way to cement Russia's presence in the region.
Along with stepping onstage at a jazz festival and lighting candles in churches, Putin posed for photos with young Crimean supporters.
These bizarre photos captured by the AP show just how the visit went:
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