Putin visits Mongolia, ICC arrest warrant ignored
On Monday evening, Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia. Despite the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, no one put handcuffs on him there. Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian National Security Council, expressed his blunt opinion on the dictator's arrest warrant.
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"The servile European Union expressed 'concern' over Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Mongolia," wrote Dmitry Medvedev, Vice Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on Telegram, referring to European politicians' statements about Putin's visit.
"If I were the judge and prosecutor of that half-decrepit 'court', what I would fear most is that one of the lunatics would try to carry out their illegal warrant," Medvedev stated.
Instead of arrest - welcomed with honors
The visit to Mongolia was the first trip of the Russian dictator since 2023 to a country that had signed the Rome Statute and accepted the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court. Why is this so significant? In 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin. He is accused of committing war crimes during the invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Putin was welcomed with honors in that country. No one detained him, and no one put him in handcuffs.
"EU expresses regret"
"The EU expresses regret that Mongolia—a state that is a party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court—did not fulfill its obligations regarding the execution of the arrest warrant for Russian President Putin," said EU diplomatic spokesman Peter Stano in a statement.
