Putin Boosts Russia-Mongolia Economic Ties in Contentious Visit
- Countries strengthen trade, energy links during Putin’s visit
- Mongolia faced criticism for not enforcing ICC arrest warrant
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Russia and Mongolia agreed to strengthen economic ties at the end of a controversial visit by President Vladimir Putin in defiance of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Putin held talks with Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday, where the two sides oversaw the signing of cooperation agreements covering energy, trade and transport as well as projects to expand an economic corridor between Russia, Mongolia and China.