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Mongolia sets aside ICC warrant to give Putin a red-carpet welcome

Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.

Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa's official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, left, at his official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ulaanbaatar (AN/President of Russia)

Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa ignored an International Criminal Court warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrest during his visit to the Mongolian capital – the first time Putin has stepped foot in a nation that accepts the war crimes tribunal's jurisdiction.

What's new: Putin joined Ukhnaa for an honor guard welcome and walk up the State Palace's red-carpeted steps in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday, despite ICC's issuance of arrest warrants in 2023 tied to Russia's war in Ukraine, charging Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, with war crimes for taking children from Ukraine.

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