Mongolia Didn't Arrest Putin: Why and Could Someone Else Have

Mongolia Didn't Arrest Putin: Why and Could Someone Else Have? Anzhelika Galesevich

Russian leader Vladimir Putin arrived on an official visit to Mongolia, which ratified the Rome Statute. However, the country refused to arrest the dictator on the order of the International Criminal Court.

They argued this decision by the fact that they are dependent on Russian energy resources. Expert of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” Alexander Krayev analyzed this situation in a conversation with 24 Channel .

Could someone else have arrested Putin

Krayev explained that any state is focused on its own interests, is selfish and will betray if suddenly there are normal conditions for it. This is why realists say that international cooperation does not work.

What is important is that the International Criminal Court could not send a trusted person to arrest Putin in Mongolia. States that recognize the competence of international judicial institutions must themselves extradite people who are on their territory.

As funny as it may sound, the same applies to the countries against whose leaders these arrest warrants have been issued. That is, in an ideal world, Russia itself should extradite Putin to the ICC. For example, vote through the State Duma, senators, or something else, – noted the expert of the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” Alexander Krayev.