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Mongolia fails to arrest Putin due to 'energy dependence, neutrality,' Politico reports

Mongolia's energy dependence complicates the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, a Mongolian government spokesperson told Politico in a statement on Sept. 3.

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Disappointed, but not surprised.
Putin wouldn't have come if that wasn't clear from the onset.
- I doubt he actually went himself.
  
  The picture is right there
Yeah, I mean, they're in a tough spot. As much as I would've loved to see him nabbed and flown to the Hague, I understand why Mongolia isn't going to put itself in a major diplomatic and economic crisis just for a pat on the head by Western powers.
- Fuck that! The mongols took over most of the known world before and held it.
  Summon the strength of your ancestors and reclaim northern Mongolia!
- After seeing what Western "support" did to Afghanistan and how long it takes to get anything to Ukraine, it's not surprising. The West is barely able to provide the minimum for Ukraine and they are on the same continent. If Russia turned its sights on Mongolia, they'd be fucked.
  How the hell would the Mongols to fend off the Russians? How would supplies from Western allies even reach them? Fly through Russian airspace over the polar circle? Fly through Russia? Through Kazakhstan?
- I doubt any EU country, or even the US, would actually drag Putin before a court. They'll grandstand and virtue signal at every opportunity, but when push comes to shove it won't be an option until there is a domestic coup lined up. Only an extremely naive or suicidal developing country would take that chance.
  
  I doubt any EU country, or even the US, would actually drag Putin before a court.
  Why wouldn't they?
They didn't just fail to arrest him, they rolled out the red carpet.
- Look at a map. That's the entirety of why. If they piss off either country then they're up shit creek without a paddle.
  
  They could've just welcomed him formally without any of the fuss.
- They also invited him in the first place
Mongolia being landlocked sandwiched between China and Russia sealed its destiny to these two. If they had another neighboring country willing to counter them sharing a land border...
Pathetic
It’s hard to do the right thing when the west doesn’t even respect the global south.
I mean even with Ukraine doing so many things right the west still languishes in out supplying Russia.
I'm sure a few thousand Russian tanks also factored into their decision

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