Human Rights Watch urges Mongolia to arrest Putin during upcoming visit

This is according to a statement on the HRW website.

"Mongolia would be defying its international obligations as an ICC member if it allows Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit without arresting him,” said Maria Elena Vignoli, senior international justice counsel at Human Rights Watch. “Welcoming Putin, an ICC fugitive, would not only be an affront to the many victims of Russian forces’ crimes, but would also undermine the crucial principle that no one, no matter how powerful, is above the law." 

HRW reminded that Mongolia joined the ICC in 2003. Under the court's founding treaty, the country is obligated to cooperate with the ICC, including arresting and extraditing any suspects who enter its territory.

• On August 30, the Kremlin's press service announced that Putin is scheduled to visit Mongolia on September 3 at the invitation of the country's president. Putin's trip to Mongolia will be his first visit to a country that has ratified the Rome Statute. However, his press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the Kremlin is not concerned about the possibility of Putin's arrest.
• On the same day, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Mongolian authorities to arrest Putin and hand him over to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.