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Mongolians can just say: we have a special relationship with Russia, our strategic partner,
This is a bad precedent that is bound to be repeated,
Mongolia imports 95% of its petroleum products and over 20% of electricity from our immediate neighborhood, which have previously suffered interruption for technical reasons. This supply is critical to ensure our existence and that of our people,
There will be legal proceedings, probably at the ICC, ... There would be a finding that Mongolia has breached the Rome Statute. Maybe some countries will sanction Mongolia for that, and then that's it."
Today, Putin humiliated Mongolia by cynically using it as a bargaining chip in his geopolitical game,
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on social media platform X We tried to protest against war criminal Putin, but then here we were illegally detained for five hours,
This was not an arrest,
he told AFP, ... adding that By refusing to arrest Putin, Mongolia has deliberately jeopardized its international standing,
China and Russia both are very important to us as neighbours,
We understand the position that Mongolia is in - sandwiched between two much larger neighbours - but we do think it's important that they continue to support the rule of law,
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said These individuals are guilty of an aggressive war against Ukraine, atrocities against the Ukrainian people,
the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry wrote in a post on Telegram There are no worries, we have a great dialogue with our friends from Mongolia,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, according to the Moscow Times Mongolia would be defying its international obligations as an ICC member if it allows Russian president Vladimir Putin to visit without arresting him,
Human Rights Watch said on Monday Welcoming Putin, an ICC fugitive, would not only be an affront to the many victims of Russian forces’ crimes, but also undermine the crucial principle that no one, no matter how powerful, is above the law,
The overriding reason for this trip will have been to show that Putin can travel right now,
Obviously there was no chance of arresting Putin,
Bayarlkhagva Munkhnaran, a political analyst and a former adviser on Mongolia’s National Security Council, told AFP In Ulaanbaatar’s view the current ICC warrant-related scandal is a passing matter compared to the need to maintain secure and predictable relations with the Kremlin,
We simply must fulfil the International Criminal Court's demand – to arrest the criminal Putin and deliver him to The Hague,
Mongolia's refusal to arrest Putin will set a precedent and open the door for other countries to selectively apply ICC arrest warrants,
the members of the Parliament stated in their appeal The European Union has expressed 'concern' to Mongolia over the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin."
In response to the ICC arrest warrant, Medvedev said on September