In a statement, a spokesman for the Mongolian government said that the country is dependent on energy resources, so it would be difficult to detain Mr. Putin under an ICC warrant for war crimes in Ukraine, according to news portal Politico.
“Mongolia imports 95 percent of oil products and more than 20 percent. electricity from the nearest neighboring countries, the supply of which was previously interrupted due to technical reasons. This supply is very important to ensure the existence of us and our people,” said the spokesperson.
“Mongolia has always followed a policy of neutrality in all its diplomatic relations, as evidenced by our statements so far,” the spokesperson added.
Consequences await
Mongolia is a huge country with 3.3 million people. people. It is in an inconvenient geographical location, landlocked and sandwiched between superpowers Russia and China.
The country maintains a difficult position from a diplomatic point of view – it does not oppose any of its neighbors with which it has close historical and economic ties.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not changed the calculations of the government based in the Mongolian capital, Ulaanbaatar.
However, Mongolia is a member of the International Criminal Court, which last March. issued an international arrest warrant for V. Putin for war crimes related to the deportation and transfer of children from the occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia.
Any member of the ICC is required to act on court orders, but Mongolia has not done so.
Mongolia is likely to face criminal charges for its inaction, according to a legal expert interviewed by Politico.
A blow to the international system
The European Union, Ukraine and international human rights organizations such as Amnesty International have previously urged Mongolia to act on its commitments.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tychy called Mongolia’s failure to arrest Putin “a heavy blow to the ICC and the international criminal justice system.”
“Mongolia has allowed an accused criminal to escape justice, thus taking responsibility for his war crimes.” Together with our partners, we will work to ensure that this has consequences for Ulaanbaatar,” H. Tychijus added.
During the visit, V. Putin invited Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh to participate in the BRICS summit, which was held in October. will take place in Russia.
The representative of the Mongolian government also added that V. Putin’s visit corresponds to a historical precedent, when the heads of state jointly celebrated the victory of Soviet and Mongolian forces against Japan in 1939. Chalchin Golo battle anniversary.
2024-09-03 23:42:36