"Mongolia imports 95% of its petroleum products and over 20% of electricity from our immediate neighborhood (Russia), which has previously suffered interruption for technical reasons. This supply is critical to ensure our existence and that of our people," the Mongolian spokesperson said in a statement to Politico.

Mongolia’s energy dependence complicates the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant, a Mongolian government spokesperson told Politico in a statement on Sept. 3.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    421·
    2 months ago

    Yeah, I mean, they’re in a tough spot. As much as I would’ve loved to see him nabbed and flown to the Hague, I understand why Mongolia isn’t going to put itself in a major diplomatic and economic crisis just for a pat on the head by Western powers.

    • NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth
      16·
      2 months ago

      Fuck that! The mongols took over most of the known world before and held it.

      Summon the strength of your ancestors and reclaim northern Mongolia!

    • atro_city@fedia.io
      143·
      2 months ago

      After seeing what Western “support” did to Afghanistan and how long it takes to get anything to Ukraine, it’s not surprising. The West is barely able to provide the minimum for Ukraine and they are on the same continent. If Russia turned its sights on Mongolia, they’d be fucked.

      How the hell would the Mongols to fend off the Russians? How would supplies from Western allies even reach them? Fly through Russian airspace over the polar circle? Fly through Russia? Through Kazakhstan?

      • blackn1ght@feddit.uk
        111·
        2 months ago

        I doubt any EU country, or even the US, would actually drag Putin before a court.

        Why wouldn’t they?

        • Kaput@lemmy.world
          7·
          2 months ago

          Well the USA does not endorse the international Court if I remember correctly. They even pressured it in the past and stated they would take military actions if needed.

          • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            2 months ago

            Anyone who thought Trump would be in jail “any day now” has apparently not seen how our appeal system works when you are a nonviolent offender with a lot of money to hire the best lawyers.

            They can file an appeal bond, where you remain free until the appeal process has been seen through. They don’t tend to get thrown into jail until the appeal process has run its course. This is different from a violent offender, or perhaps some poor offender who is stuck with a grossly overworked public defender.

              • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
                11·
                2 months ago

                That demonstrates a very poor understanding of our history, specifically the era of our Robber Barons, which we dealt with over the course of about 50 years in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. You should look up the tax system we put in place over those years, and the origins of our anti-trust laws.