Mongolians react to Putin’s visit: Video
A small group of protestors gathered in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia during the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Protestors held banners with inscriptions that said, “Get war criminal Putin out of here”.
This follows Putin’s arrival in the Mongolian capital on September 2 on his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a warrant for his arrest last year.
An arrest warrant was issued by the Hague-based ICC for the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian children since Russian troops invaded the country in 2022.
Putin’s visit to Mongolia therefore has been termed as a defiance of the court’s order.
The West and some rights groups have since called for his arrest but some Mongolians see this as uneccessary.
Reacting to this, Mongolian Economist, Altanbayar Altankhuyag who spoke to AFP said, “ICC is an international organisation. It is true that we are a member country, but it doesn’t mean we have to follow every order and arresting Putin during this visit is immoral and improper. China and Russia both are very important to us as neighbours.
, with a handful of demonstrators holding a sign demanding "get war criminal Putin out of here". Putin landed in Ulaanbaatar on Monday night at the start of a high-profile trip seen as a show of defiance against the court, Kyiv, the West and rights groups that have all called for him to be detained.
Tsevegdorj Luvsandorj, Military Veteran also said, “We Mongolians do not support the arrest of Putin, I don't support it because it's a bad move”.
