Mongolia ignores ICC demands to arrest Putin during state visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin entered Mongolia this week without being arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC), in a major blow to the court's legitimacy. Putin arrived in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, for an official visit late on Monday night and was greeted by Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg Batmunkh and flanked by a guard of honour. […]
Putin flouts international arrest warrant in Mongolia visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Mongolia on Tuesday, but his hosts showed no signs of responding to calls to arrest him despite an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It will be Putin's first visit to a member state of the International Criminal Court since the court issued […]
The heart of rock and roll is in … Mongolia?
American rock music is on life support. The Black Keys, who spearheaded the genre's great revival in the 2000s, were recently forced to cancel a tour due to embarrassingly low ticket sales. If we were to pick a winner in a pan-Asian battle of the bands, it would probably be Mongolian guitar heroes, The Hu. […]
Ukraine war briefing: Putin and Mongolia flout ICC arrest warrant | Ukraine
Mongolia's failure to arrest President Vladimir Putin on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant has dealt a “major blow” to the international criminal law system, Ukraine's foreign ministry said on Monday. Mongolian officials are taking responsibility for war crimes with Russia as the Russian president arrives for talks that are likely to focus on a […]
Putin visits Mongolia, in defiance of arrest order from international court
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on Monday in Mongolia, a member state of the international court that has issued an arrest warrant against him. This will be Putin's first visit to a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since the court issued an arrest warrant for him in March 2023. Ukraine has called […]
Wyoming horse racer Dede Anders abandoned in Mongolia after getting too sick to ride in 620-mile Mongol Derby
A Wyoming-based long-distance jockey became too ill on a 620-mile journey across the East Asian country to compete, but was left to fend for herself in Mongolia after race organizers “never cared” about what happened to her. Dede Anders, 49, entered the Mongol Derby at the last minute, arriving in Mongolia on Aug. 1 after […]