Putin to visit Mongolia next week, where he is subject to arrest
Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin (Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia on September 3. He could be arrested there under an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court, according to the Kremlin press service.
According to the Kremlin, Putin will visit Mongolia at the invitation of the country's President, Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh. He plans to participate in events commemorating the "victory of Soviet and Mongolian forces over the Japanese at the Khalkhin Gol River."
It is worth noting that Mongolia signed the Rome Statute in 2000 and ratified it in 2003. Thus, it is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and is obligated to adhere to its decisions.
Moreover, in December 2023, a Mongolian judge was elected to the ICC for the first time. At that time, the country's president hailed it as a "sign of the country's growing and strengthening reputation on the international stage and the trust of international organizations in Mongolia."
This will be the first visit by the Russian President to a country that has ratified the Rome Statute.
What preceded
In March of last year, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, the commissioner for children’s rights under the Russian president.
The reason is that Putin and Lvova-Belova may be responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children to Russian territory.
As ICC President Piotr Hofmanski mentioned, the execution of the warrant depends on international cooperation.
