The department assured that Ukraine will not leave such actions without an appropriate response.
On September 12, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry announced a demarche to the Mongolian side in connection with the visit of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to Mongolia.
The press service of the department reported this.
The demarche was announced during a meeting with the Director General of the Department of Europe and Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Gankhuurai Battungalag, who arrived in Kiev from Ulaanbaatar at the request of the Ukrainian side.
“The Mongolian side has been informed of Ukraine's deep disappointment with Mongolia's refusal, as a signatory country to the Rome Statute, to carry out the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Putin during his stay in the country,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The department assured that Ukraine will not leave such actions without a proper response. The decision taken by Mongolia will be taken into account in the further development policy of bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry emphasized.
“At the same time, the Ukrainian side hopes that Mongolia will take effective steps to restore the constructive nature of the traditionally friendly Ukrainian-Mongolian relations, which meets the interests of both states,” the ministry summarized.
Putin's visit to Mongolia
Russian dictator Putin arrived in Mongolia on September 2. In Ulaanbaatar, the master of the Kremlin was given a pompous reception – with a red carpet and an honor guard. At the Chinggis Khan International Airport, Vladimir Putin was met by Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkhin Battsetseg.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Mongolia allowed a criminal to escape justice. The department called such actions “a severe blow to the International Criminal Court and the international criminal law system.”
In turn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a harsh statement about Putin's visit to Mongolia. According to him, the authorities of this country demonstrated more respect for the murderer than for international law.
Recall, ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan said Mongolia did not arrest Putin during his official visit, but the Rome Statute has a special procedure for dealing with such cases.
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