European Union angered by Putin’s visit to Mongolia

According to RCO News Agency, in response to the recent visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Mongolia, the European Union published a statement on Tuesday evening and announced: “The European Union is aware of the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin to Mongolia on September 3, despite the issuance of an arrest warrant. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is aware of the case against him.

The group’s statement continued: “The European Union regrets that Mongolia, a member state of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, has not fulfilled its obligations under the Statute to execute the arrest warrant.”

The Rome Statute is an international treaty that establishes the Court, which Mongolia ratified in 2002.

In the continuation of its statement, the union announced: “The President of Russia is under the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court due to international crimes, especially the crimes of illegal deportation and illegal transfer of children from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in the framework of his illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. is located internationally. The European Union expresses its strongest support for efforts to ensure full accountability of Russia for war crimes and other serious crimes related to its war of aggression against Ukraine. In this regard, the European Union supports the investigation of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in Ukraine and calls for the full cooperation of all member states.

The European Union concluded its statement: “The European Union reiterates its unwavering support for the International Criminal Court and for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.”

During his visit to Mongolia today, Vladimir Putin met with Ukhnagin Khorlesukh, the president of this country, and emphasized the development of Russia’s relations with this Asian country.

In a meeting with his counterpart, Putin said: “Relations between Russia and Mongolia are developing in all directions, and effective measures are being taken in the humanitarian field.”

The President of Mongolia, in turn, thanked Putin for this trip; The trip is held in a year when the two countries celebrate several anniversaries at the same time, among them the 80th anniversary of the joint victory in the Khalkhin Gol River battle and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the city of Ardent.

Mongolia’s warm welcome to the President of Russia comes while earlier, the International Criminal Court demanded the arrest of Putin by Mongolia because of his membership in this independent legal body.

“Fadi al-Abdullah”, the spokesman of the International Criminal Court, said that all the countries that have signed the Rome Statute are “obliged to cooperate in accordance with the ninth chapter of this statute.”

He added: “If this country does not cooperate, the judges of the International Criminal Court will come to the conclusion that they will inform the assembly of member states about it. In this case, it is the assembly that takes any action it deems appropriate.”

According to Kiev’s announcement, Ukraine has also submitted an official request to Mongolia to arrest Putin.

In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin and accused him of deporting children and transferring them from areas controlled by Ukraine to the Russian Federation.

Moscow, however, called these accusations ridiculous and said that removing civilians from conflict areas is not a war crime.

Russia and Ukraine are not members of the Rome Statute.

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