01:02Mongolian horsemen and a guard of honour were seen lining up outside the government palace in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, ahead of an official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Footage shows the military units standing at attention while waiting for Putin's motorcade to arrive. Meanwhile, Russian flags are seen waving outside the palace on Sukhbaatar Square.
Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Monday at the invitation of Mongolian President Uhnagiin Khurelsukh to participate in events marking the 85th anniversary of the joint forces' victory over Japanese militants on the Khalkhin Gol River.
Putin is scheduled to engage in discussions with his Mongolian counterpart, Chairman of the Great State Khural Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrajn Oyun-Erdene.
Mongolia is a member of the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant out for Putin's arrest related to alleged 'war crimes' related to the deportation of children during the Ukraine conflict.
Ahead of the visit, the ICC said that all members had an 'obligation' to detain those sought by it, while the EU and Ukraine also called for the country to make an arrest.
However, there is no legal enforcement procedure. The Kremlin has said it does not recognise the warrant, while on Monday Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov told reporters "we don't have a problem on the agenda - with Mongolia specifically". Mongolia has not commented.
Guard of honour outside Mongolia's government palace ahead of Putin's visit
Mongolian horsemen and a guard of honour were seen lining up outside the government palace in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, ahead of an official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Footage shows the military units standing at attention while waiting for Putin's motorcade to arrive. Meanwhile, Russian flags are seen waving outside the palace on Sukhbaatar Square.
Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Monday at the invitation of Mongolian President Uhnagiin Khurelsukh to participate in events marking the 85th anniversary of the joint forces' victory over Japanese militants on the Khalkhin Gol River.
Putin is scheduled to engage in discussions with his Mongolian counterpart, Chairman of the Great State Khural Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrajn Oyun-Erdene.
Mongolia is a member of the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant out for Putin's arrest related to alleged 'war crimes' related to the deportation of children during the Ukraine conflict.
Ahead of the visit, the ICC said that all members had an 'obligation' to detain those sought by it, while the EU and Ukraine also called for the country to make an arrest.
However, there is no legal enforcement procedure. The Kremlin has said it does not recognise the warrant, while on Monday Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov told reporters "we don't have a problem on the agenda - with Mongolia specifically". Mongolia has not commented.
Mongolian horsemen and a guard of honour were seen lining up outside the government palace in Ulaanbaatar on Sunday, ahead of an official welcoming ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Footage shows the military units standing at attention while waiting for Putin's motorcade to arrive. Meanwhile, Russian flags are seen waving outside the palace on Sukhbaatar Square.
Putin arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Monday at the invitation of Mongolian President Uhnagiin Khurelsukh to participate in events marking the 85th anniversary of the joint forces' victory over Japanese militants on the Khalkhin Gol River.
Putin is scheduled to engage in discussions with his Mongolian counterpart, Chairman of the Great State Khural Dashzegve Amarbayasgalan and Prime Minister Luvsannamsrajn Oyun-Erdene.
Mongolia is a member of the International Criminal Court, which has a warrant out for Putin's arrest related to alleged 'war crimes' related to the deportation of children during the Ukraine conflict.
Ahead of the visit, the ICC said that all members had an 'obligation' to detain those sought by it, while the EU and Ukraine also called for the country to make an arrest.
However, there is no legal enforcement procedure. The Kremlin has said it does not recognise the warrant, while on Monday Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov told reporters "we don't have a problem on the agenda - with Mongolia specifically". Mongolia has not commented.