Mongolia explains why Putin was not arrested under ICC warrant

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According to a spokesman for the Mongolian government, Mongolia imports 95% of its petroleum products and more than 20% of its electricity from Russia. 

‘This supply is critical to ensure our existence and that of our people,’ the spokesman said.

Mongolia also stressed that it has ‘always maintained a policy of neutrality in all its diplomatic relations’.

Details of Putin's visit to Mongolia

On August 30, the Kremlin press service announced that Putin was to visit Mongolia on September 3 at the invitation of President Ukhnagiin Khurelsukh. Putin's trip to Mongolia will be his first visit to a country that has ratified the Rome Statute. At the same time, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin was not afraid of the Russian leader's arrest.

On the same day, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called on the Mongolian authorities to arrest Putin and hand him over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

The International Criminal Court stated that the Mongolian authorities, in accordance with their obligations, should arrest Vladimir Putin if he visits the country.

In addition, Human Rights Watch called on Mongolia to arrest Vladimir Putin.

On Monday, September 2, Putin arrived in Mongolia on a visit at the invitation of President Ukhnagiin Khurelsukh. Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said that Mongolia would face consequences for refusing to arrest Putin.