Decision not to detain Russian leader is ‘heavy blow to ICC and international criminal justice system’, says Kyiv

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Ukraine has called for Mongolia to face “consequences” after its failure to arrest Vladimir Putin during the Russian leader’s first visit to a member nation of the international criminal court since it issued an arrest warrant for him last year.

Putin received a red carpet welcome on Tuesday during a state visit to Mongolia, a sparsely populated country sandwiched between Russia and China, where he held talks with President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.