Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel next Tuesday to Mongolia on an official visit at the invitation of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Hurelsukh, TASS reported, BTA reported.
In connection with Putin's visit, France Press notes that Mongolia is a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which should be obliged to arrest him as soon as he finds himself on its territory, since there is a warrant issued against the Russian president ICC arrest warrant for "illegal deportation” of Ukrainian children.
This will be the Russian president's first trip to a Rome Statute signatory since the ICC issued an arrest warrant against him in March 2023.
The Kremlin has always categorically rejected the ICC's accusations against the Russian president, according to AFP. However, for almost a year and a half, Putin has tried to avoid foreign travel, for example skipping the BRICS summit in South Africa in August 2023 and then the G20 summit in India in September of the same year .
During the visit, the presidents of Russia and Mongolia will discuss "prospects for further development of Russian-Mongolian relations of a comprehensive strategic partnership, will exchange views on current international and regional issues”, the press service of the Russian president reports, quoted from TASS. Bilateral documents are expected to be signed.
Putin will also take part in the events dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the victory over the Japanese militarists on the Khalkhin Gol River, won jointly by the Soviet and Mongolian armed forces.
In addition, the Russian president is scheduled to meet with the Speaker of the Mongolian Parliament Dashzegvin Amarbayasgalan and Prime Minister Luvsanamsrein Oyun-Erdene.
Today, Putin sent a congratulatory telegram to his Mongolian counterpart on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the victory of Soviet and Mongolian troops over the Japanese invaders on the Khalkhin Gol River. The Russian leader noted the traditions of friendship and mutual support of the peoples of both countries, the Kremlin press service reported.
"In our countries, the memory of the soldiers of the Red Army and the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, who fought side by side with the invaders and defended the independence of the Mongolian state at the cost of huge sacrifices, is sacred,” Putin said in the telegram.