According to the decision, the International Criminal Court can take further action against Mongolia. The Russian president is believed to have pressured Mongolia to receive him.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia in early September.
The trip drew strong criticism, as Mongolia, as a member of the International Criminal Court, should have arrested Putin. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March of last year, citing the forced transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
ICC judges judge in today’s decision Mongolia, and they say that the matter will still be sent to the meeting of the contracting countries. However, the ICC does not have a mechanism to compel member states to comply with arrest warrants.
Mongolia was the first ICC member state to which Putin traveled after the arrest warrant was issued.
It is widely believed that Putin pressured Mongolia to receive him. Mongolia is dependent on its neighbor Russia, especially for energy production.
Putin canceled a planned trip to the BRICS meeting in South Africa last year, apparently out of fear of arrest.
Sources: AFP