Lithuania: Foreign Minister slams Mongolia for Putin visit

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis criticised Mongolia for the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the country, BNS reports. Landsbergis said that Mongolia’s refusal to arrest Putin despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant was “another crack in the system based on international law.” The ICC issued the arrest warrant on Putin over war crimes charges. Mongolia is a member of the ICC and thus subject to its rulings. Landsbergis said that Lithuania had expressed its displeasure to the Mongolian government. He said that the Nordic and Baltic countries were coordinating a joint statement on the issue within the EU.