Dr Rebekah Plueckhahn

Lecturer in Anthropology, School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne

Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh

Politics & Society

Mongolia’s decision not to arrest Putin was no surprise

Mongolia’s recent decision not to enact an ICC-issued arrest warrant for the Russian president reflects its attempts to maintain independence, sandwiched between two superpowers

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