Ukraine condemns Mongolia over failure to arrest Putin on visit

Ukraine condemns Mongolia over failure to arrest Putin on visit

Decision not to detain Russian leader is ‘heavy blow to ICC and international criminal justice system’, says Kyiv

Ukraine has called for Mongolia to face “consequences” after its failure to arrest Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader’s first visit to a member nation of the international criminal court since it issued an arrest warrant for him last year.

Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday during a state visit to Mongolia, a sparsely populated country sandwiched between Russia and China, where he held talks with President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.

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