Tuesday in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, was a grand event where he was greeted by the country’s leader.
The court has declared the Russian leader sought for allegedly illegally deporting minors from Ukraine.
According to a Kremlin official, there was no reason to fear that Mr. Putin would be taken into custody while there.
As a live band sang martial songs in Genghis Khan Square, the city was crowded with soldiers on horseback welcoming the Russian leader, who was meeting with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.
A tiny group of demonstrators demanding “Get War Criminal Putin out of here” assembled in the square on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday at midday is set aside for another protest at Ulaanbaatar’s Monument for the Politically Repressed, a memorial dedicated to those who perished under Mongolia’s protracted, Soviet-backed communist government.
As the Russian president arrived, security guards prevented other protestors from getting close to him.
Ukraine had encouraged Mongolia to hold Mr. Putin before he arrived.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry stated on Telegram, “We call on the Mongolian authorities to comply with the mandatory international arrest warrant and transfer Putin to the International Criminal Court in the Hague.”
