The International Criminal Court orders Mongolia to arrest Putin when he visits on Monday!

Mongolia has to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin because he is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC),” said the spokesperson of the Hague-based institution.

The International Criminal Court has ordered Mongolia to arrest Putin when he visits there! – According to the international court, Mongolia has obligations under the Rome Statute.

Mongolia has to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin because he is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC),” said the spokesperson of the Hague-based institution.

Putin is expected to visit a neighboring country of Russia on Monday to celebrate the 85th anniversary of a major World War II battle.

There is a theoretical risk that he could be arrested based on the ICC’s arrest warrant for “war crimes,” since Ulaanbaatar recognizes the court’s jurisdiction.

Every state that has signed the Rome Statute is “obliged to cooperate in accordance with Chapter IX” – said Fadi el-Abdallah, the ICC spokesperson, to the BBC on Friday.

The Rome Statute is the international treaty that established the court, which Mongolia ratified in 2002.

“In case of failure to cooperate, ICC judges can make findings on this issue and inform the assemblies of the participating states. It is then the responsibility of the Assembly to take the appropriate measures,” – el-Abdallah said.

The Rome Statute provides for exemptions if the arrest of someone would violate a “treaty obligation with another country,” or would infringe on the “diplomatic immunity of a person or property of a third state.”

The Kiev government stated that Ukraine has also officially requested Mongolia to arrest Putin.

Moscow is “not worried” about the ICC warrant – said Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, to reporters on Friday, adding that all possible questions related to Putin’s visit have been “individually” worked out.

The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March 2023, accusing the Russian president of “unlawfully deporting (children)” and “unlawfully transferring (children) from Ukraine’s occupied territories to the Russian Federation.”

➽ The Hague International Court issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin

❗ Moscow has dismissed the allegations as “ridiculous,” noting that the evacuation of civilians from conflict zones is not a crime.

Furthermore, neither Russia nor Ukraine is a party to the Rome Statute, so the ICC has no jurisdiction in the matter.

Putin is expected to attend a commemoration of the 1939 Battle of Khalkhin Gol. The decisive victory of the Red Army and its Mongolian allies over the Imperial Japanese Army secured the eastern flank of the Soviet Union until 1945.