The ICC is a joke. It does not "work" on US presidents and politicians.
The goal is to try to set precedents so that eventually it is taken seriously and isn’t a joke. Hopefully some day it will apply to people like Kissinger.
I’m sure they’ll get a strongly worded letter.
<sigh/> How large a military force do the ICC and "Human rights campaigners" have standing ready to defend Mongolia, if Russia and/or China took exception to Putin's arrest?
Why do you presume that Mongolia would even want to arrest Putin?
I don't. Why do you presume that I do?
Mongolia had options that do not involve Putin ever setting foot on their soil. This is a diplomatic failure that will be scrutinized justly, no matter how people feel about the ICC.
Why on Earth would Mongolia want to exercise that "option"?
Because the alternative is hosting a war criminal on your soil? Mongolia has control over their own airspace and diplomatic relations, there are ways to avoid arresting Putin without making the ICC or NATO angry.
Well, why then talk about Russian threat to Mongolia?