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Center for Countering Disinformation explains why putin is going to Mongolia

Center for Countering Disinformation explains why putin is going to Mongolia

The Center for Countering Disinformation under the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) explained why the leader of the aggressor country, vladimir putin, is going to Mongolia.

This is stated in the message of the Center for Countering Disinformation in the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

Russian dictator putin will pay a visit to Mongolia, the official purpose of which is to participate in the celebrations on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the victory over Japan on the Khalkhin Gol River.

The Center for Countering Disinformation explains that this visit has several important goals for putin.

One of the goals is to discredit the International Criminal Court, setting a precedent and giving russian propaganda an opportunity to spread the narrative of "the worthlessness of the orders of Western institutions."

"If earlier the head of the Kremlin chose countries that did not ratify the Rome Statute (North Korea, Vietnam, Azerbaijan), then a trip to Ulaanbaatar will put a damper on the activities of international legal institutions," the Center notes.

Also, the purpose of the visit is to try to demonstrate to the domestic audience and the world that the russian federation does not remain a diplomatically isolated state, and countries friendly to the russian federation are ready to disregard international obligations.

In addition, putin is trying to consolidate popular support and improve his own image as a leader who is not afraid of "Western punitive measures."

Also, with "international successes", putin continues to divert the attention of the russian population from the situation in the Kursk Oblast and Ukraine's attacks on targets inside russia.

"Putin's visit to Mongolia is part of efforts to promote himself as an alternative "center of power" to the West and China for the countries of the Global South and to impose his propaganda regarding the war in Ukraine," the Center for Countering Disinformation notes.

The Center for Countering Disinformation also notes that in a long interview with one of the Mongolian newspapers, putin devoted a lot of attention to justifying his invasion of Ukraine and shifting the responsibility for the war he unleashed on the "collective West."

In exchange for a friendly reception, putin promised that Mongolia would be able to use some of the cheap gas that would flow through the country via a pipeline to China. Mongolia also received a promise to supply fuel and lubricants at discounted prices.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, Ukraine calls on Mongolia to hand over the leader of russia's aggressor country, vladimir putin, who has planned a visit there, to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Putin's visit to Mongolia is scheduled for September 3, and it will be the first visit of the russian leader to a member state of the International Criminal Court after he was issued an arrest warrant in March 2023 for abducting children from the occupied territories of Ukraine.

According to the Rome Statute, Mongolia must execute a warrant and arrest putin if he appears on its territory.

Bloomberg, citing sources, notes that the government of Mongolia has assured russia that it will not arrest dictator vladimir putin during his visit to the country, despite the fact that Mongolia recognizes the jurisdiction of the ICC.