Putin picks ‘war criminal’, 28, who deported Ukrainian children to Russia to be face of his election campaign

A RUSSIAN marine accused by Ukraine of war crimes is set to become one of the key figures of Putin’s government in elections this year. Vladislav Golovin, a former officer in Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, is being touted as a leading United Russia candidate ahead of September’s parliamentary elections. The 28-year-old is expected to be…