The Kremlin leader stooped to kiss a young girl who stepped forward to welcome him in Russian and present him with flowers. An International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued last year against Putin obliges the court's 124 member states, including Mongolia, to arrest the Russian president and transfer him to The Hague for trial if he sets foot on their territory. While the United States is not an ICC member, it supported the court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Putin. The ICC warrant accuses Putin of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine. However, Putin said on the eve of his visit that preparatory work, including feasibility and engineering studies, were proceeding as scheduled.
