Zelenskyy's team believes Mongolia will not detain Putin during his visit
Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak (photo: Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Next week, Russian leader Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit Mongolia. However, the country is unlikely to comply with an international arrest warrant, states Advisor to the Head of the Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak.
He emphasized that there is a warrant for Putin's arrest for the genocide of Ukrainian children, and there is also the Rome Statute, which Mongolia has signed. This means that the country is obliged to arrest the Russian leader.
However, Mongolia is unlikely to do so. This, in turn, threatens to completely nullify the reputation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and, according to Podolyak, Putin is doing this deliberately.
“There is a warrant for the genocide of Ukrainian children. You have to detain him. Whether he will be imprisoned, whether he will be held accountable for it - this will be determined by the judicial authorities. Mongolia has to detain him. Will it do so? Most likely not. That's why Putin's visit is necessary, to show that there are no rules, no ICC, and no Rome Statute," the OP advisor summarized.
According to Bloomberg's sources, Putin received assurances that he would not be arrested in Mongolia under an ICC warrant.
The Russian leader's visit to Mongolia will take place on Tuesday, September 3. This will be his first trip to an ICC member state since the arrest warrant was issued.
For its part, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine yesterday, August 30, called on Mongolia to arrest Putin upon his arrival in the country.
