Russian leader Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia will mark his first visit to an International Criminal Court member country since the ICC issued a warrant for his arrest. The Hague expects Mongolia, a party to the Rome Statute since 2002, to help execute warrants. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in 2023 over the forced deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia as part of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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00:00The EU Commission is calling on Mongolia to detain Russian President Vladimir Putin as
00:05part of his obligation to the International Criminal Court.
00:09This is the first time since the ICC issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader that
00:14he is visiting an ICC member country.
00:17As a member, The Hague expects Mongolia to help execute arrest warrants.
00:22Last week, Russian officials stated that they had been assured that Mongolia would not detain
00:27Putin before arranging the trip.
00:30In 2023, the ICC issued a warrant for Putin over the forced deportation of Ukrainian children
00:36to Russia.