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Putin’s Mongolian Maneuver
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RUSSIA
Putin’s Mongolian Maneuver
Today’s Top Story: On Tuesday, Russian President Putin was warmly welcomed in Mongolia despite the latter being a member of the International Criminal Court, which issued a warrant to arrest Putin on war crimes linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Reporting from the Left: Mongolia ignores an international warrant for Putin’s arrest, giving him a red-carpet welcome (AP)
Reporting from the Right: Mongolia ignores ICC demands to arrest Putin during state visit (Fox News)
LEFT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Mongolia Is Obligated to Turn Putin Over
The Top Argument From The Left: Mongolia: Putin must be arrested and surrendered to the International Criminal Court, Altantuya Batdorj, Amnesty International: “If [Putin] travels, Mongolia’s international legal obligations are clear as a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC). They must arrest President Putin and hand him over to the ICC to face charges of war crimes. President Putin is a fugitive from justice. Any trip to an ICC member state that does not end in arrest will encourage President Putin’s current course of action and must be seen as part of a strategic effort to undermine the ICC’s work to prosecute suspected war criminals. If the Mongolian authorities fail to arrest him, they will have done nothing but give succour to a man who is accused by the ICC of being responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of children, but is also potentially responsible for a plethora of other war crimes and crimes against humanity in a conflict that has shattered the lives of millions and destroyed the hopes and aspirations of a generation. To shelter a fugitive from international justice would not only amount to obstruction of justice. If Mongolia provides even a temporary safe haven for President Putin, it will effectively become an accomplice in ensuring impunity for some of the most serious crimes under international law.”
Honorable Mention #1: Sorry not sorry, says Mongolia after failure to arrest Putin, Ketrin Jochecová, Politico.
Honorable Mention #2: Ukraine condemns Mongolia over failure to arrest Putin on visit, Pjotr Sauer, The Guardian.
RIGHT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Putin and Monglia Defiant
The Top Argument From The Right: Russian President Putin visits Mongolia in defiance of arrest warrant for war crimes, Andrew Salmon, The Washington Times: “Russian President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet welcome in Mongolia on Tuesday in defiance of an international arrest warrant accusing him of war crimes in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The trip is Mr. Putin’s first to a member nation of the International Criminal Court since the court issued the warrant in March 2023 on charges of deporting Ukrainian children and other crimes. Before his visit, Ukraine asked Mongolia to execute the warrant and turn over the Russian president to court authorities in The Hague, Netherlands. Instead, Mongolian Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg and an honor guard welcomed Mr. Putin on a red carpet as he stepped off his plane in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. Later, Mr. Putin and Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa walked through the city’s Genghis Khan Square past another honor guard and mounted cavalry. … Moscow and Ulaanbaatar have long had amicable political and economic relations, and Mongolia relies heavily on Russia for energy. … in the decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russians have increasingly feared that China…could encroach on the underpopulated, underdeveloped Russian Far East. Mongolia’s vast, underpopulated landmass is another area of under-the-radar geopolitical and historical contention.”
Honorable Mention #1: Mongolia welcomes Putin despite requirement to act on ICC arrest warrant, Ross O’Keefe, Washington Examiner.
Honorable Mention #2: Mongolia refuses to arrest visiting Putin despite Ukraine’s demands, Jacob Freedland and Kieran Kelly, The Telegraph.
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Opposition Gaining Ground
In a survey of 35 countries, views of Russia are overwhelmingly negative, with majorities in over half of these nations expressing unfavorable opinions. Confidence in Putin remains low globally, though he still has notable support in the Asia-Pacific region and sub-Saharan Africa.
Despite slight improvements in some regions since the historic lows of 2022, opinions of Russia are particularly negative in several countries. At least 75% of adults in Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, South Korea, the U.S., and many European countries hold unfavorable views of Russia (Pew Research Center).
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