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Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to travel abroad despite an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Putin is due to visit Mongolia on Tuesday. Russia’s neighbour recognizes the court’s authority and so is technically bound to honour the arrest warrant issued in March 2023. But Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the threat of arrest, saying on Friday: “We are not worried. We maintain a wonderful dialogue with our friends in Mongolia.” This will be Putin’s first trip to an ICC member state since he launched his all-out war …

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