[Music] Ukrainian officials expressed outrage after Mongolia a member of the international criminal court IC failed to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the country Putin who is wanted by the IC on war crimes charges arrived in Mongolia for talks that are expected to focus on a new gas pipeline linking Russia and China the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin nearly 18 months ago accusing him of overseeing the illegal deportation of hundreds of children from Ukraine amidst the ongoing conflict as a signatory to the Court's treaty Mongolia is legally obligated to detain individuals named in such warrants however no action was taken against Putin during his visit sparking condemnation from keev hiori tii a spokesperson for Ukraine's foreign Ministry condemned mongolia's inaction as a heavy blow to the international criminal court and the system of criminal law in a statement posted on the telegram messaging app Mong Olia has allowed an accused criminal to evade Justice thereby sharing responsibility for the war crimes he vowed that Ukraine would work with its allies to ensure Mongolia faces consequences for its failure to act last week Ukraine had urged Mongolia to arrest Putin during his visit but the Kremlin appeared unconcerned Dimitri pesov Putin's spokesperson dismissed concerns over the warrant stating that Moscow had a great dialogue with Mongolia and that all aspects of the visit had been discussed in advance there are no concerns we have a wonderful dialogue with our friends from Mongolia of course all aspects of the visit were carefully prepared this marks Putin's first visit to an ICC member country since the arrest warrant was issued raising questions about the effectiveness of the international Court's enforcement capabilities the ICC which lacks its own enforcement arm relies on its 124 member states to carry out arrests and transfers to the hag Mongolia a landlocked Nation sandwiched between Russia and China is heavily reliant on Russia for fuel and electricity and on China for investment in its crucial mining sector this economic dependent may have influenced its decision not to act on the ICC warrant