READ HERE: The International Criminal Court is seeking to remind its members state Mongolia that it must detain Russian President Vladimir Putin when he arrives in the country which shares a border with Russia on Monday.

Any country that signed the Rome Statute, which Mongolia has done, will “have the obligation to cooperate in accordance with Chapter IX,” a statement by The Hague-based court told the BBC.

ICC spokesman Fadi el-Abdallah went so far as to threaten significant repercussions for Mongolia if it does not comply. “In case of non-cooperation, ICC judges may make a finding to that effect and inform the Assembly of States Parties of it. It is then for the Assembly to take any measure it deems appropriate,” he said.