Putin Defies War-Crimes Warrant With Plan to Visit Mongolia
- Kremlin was told Mongolia won’t enforce ICC order, people said
- Putin to make first visit to ICC member since 2023 warrant
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received assurances ahead of a planned visit to Mongolia that he won’t be arrested for alleged war crimes under a warrant from the International Criminal Court, according to two people familiar with the Kremlin’s preparations.
The Sept. 3 visit will be the first by Putin to a member state of the ICC since the warrant was issued in March last year over the abduction of children from occupied areas of Ukraine. As a signatory to the Rome Statute governing the court, Mongolia is obliged to implement the warrant and arrest Putin if he appears on its territory.