The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that Mongolian authorities, as a country that recognizes the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), are obliged to execute the warrant for the “arrest” of Russian President Vladimir Putin issued by this body.

“Putin and the rest of the Russian military-political leadership must be brought to justice,” the department said in a statement published on its website.

Earlier, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin does not expect any problems during Vladimir Putin’s visit to Mongolia. He emphasized that relations with Mongolian partners are in excellent condition.

Asked whether negotiations had been held with Mongolian authorities regarding the ICC arrest warrant for Putin, Peskov replied: “Of course, all aspects of the visit were carefully prepared.”

In turn, the information and analytical agency Bloomberg, citing sources, reported that before Putin’s visit, Mongolia assured that it would ignore the ICC order.

The Russian President’s visit to Mongolia will take place on September 3. This will be his first trip to a country that has signed the Rome Statute of the ICC. The court issued a warrant for the “arrest” of Vladimir Putin in March 2023.

In this regard, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, stated that the ICC decisions have no significance for Russia, including from a legal point of view.

Russia signed the Rome Statute of the ICC in 2000, but did not ratify it. In November 2016, Vladimir Putin signed an order stating Russia’s intention not to become a party to the treaty.