for decades, and how the countries will build relationships in the future, are discussed today in ulan bator. vladimir putin's official visit is dedicated to the eighty-fifth anniversary of the joint victory of the red army and the mongolian army at the khalqingol river. at that time , the japanese aggressor units were defeated. the official part of the president's visit began at the palace, at the state palace. in historical traditions, and a girl in a national costume presented vladimir putin red roses. then the delegations proceeded to the palace, vladimir putin left a memorable entry in the book of honored guests, wished the friendly people peace, stability, prosperity and well-being. and then the two presidents went to negotiations in a narrow format and the part of the meeting open to the press, which in the language of diplomacy was accepted. on the agenda within the framework of the official visit of vladimir putin to lanbater, the parties will discuss current regional and international issues, the challenges that russia and mongolia face and to counter which, as many decades ago, th

on march 12 , 1936, in ulan bator, representatives of the ussr and mongolia signed a protocol on mutualhe soviet union officially declared that it would defend the mongolian borders as its own and in september of 1936, at the request of the mongolian side, introduced into its territory troops. in may 1939, part of the kwantung army units invaded mongolia in the area of ​​the khalkhengol river. the conflict was caused by a border dispute. the japanese tried to ensure the safety of the railway, which was being built to bypass the great hengan, and wanted to push the border as far as possible. during the offensive, the japanese managed to overthrow the mongolian cavalry, but a soviet motorized rifle regiment with tanks came to the rescue. it successfully repelled the attacks, and the japanese reconnaissance detachment was routed. worse, things were going well in the air. according to the results of the battles, experienced japanese pilots proved themselves to be more successful than stalin's falcons. to rectify the situation, a combined detachment of soviet aces under the command of shmush

thing a person has is his time, we are renewing it, so for this we bow low to you, now footage from ulan bator. so, vladimir putin is on an official visit to mongolia, this visit of the president is dedicated to the eighty-fifth anniversary of the joint victory at the khalkhin gol river. i will remind you that then the soviet troops, together with mongolian servicemen , defeated the units of the japanese aggressors. the battles were heavy and bloody, more than 10 thousand red army soldiers, both privates and commanders, died in them. memorable dates are celebrated and today. on the territory of our country, including in the far east, today the russian leader together with the president of mongolia ukhnagiin khurilsukh, traditionally lay flowers in honor. so, one of the creators of the victory was marshal georgy zhukov. the dismemberment had a very important military-political and international significance. and it not only ensured the independence and territorial integrity of mongolia, but also secured the far eastern borders of the ussr. japan then postponed its entry into world war ii for al

having solemnly greeted the russian president, ulan bator greatly upset his western partners.participant in the international criminal court, but it ignored its claims against putin. someone referred to economic expediency, but there is also a legal basis. it is, as mongolia believes, much more solid than the one on which the mus. is based. when the host party already gives an invitation, then according to customary international law, on the basis of international law in treaties, when the host party gives an invitation at the highest level of the state, then... these visits, they already have an official, diplomatic status, and this diplomatic status, well, this is international law too, from this point of view, we kind of rely on and adhere to the international law that has existed since the time of... indeed, it has somehow been forgotten that legal innovations of the liberal era are a very momentary thing by historical standards, and the fundamental principles of interstate communication are based on a long tradition, and they prevail. in terms of territory, mongolia is on

current issues of the bilateral and international agenda, in which the positions of moscow and ulan-bator are close. and the new challenge, as many decades ago, russia and mongolia are ready to confront together. well, and now a message from the special operation zone. russian units of the central and southern groups continue to advance deep into the enemy's defenses in the donetsk people's republic. this was reported by the defense ministry. the troops of the western group improved the tactical position of the eastern group. they took up more advantageous positions; air defense systems shot down ukrainian mig-29s, three hymars rockets, and 37 drones. aviation, drones, missile forces, and artillery struck enemy positions in 149 districts. in addition, a missile strike was carried out on the military college in poltava, where a formation was taking place at that moment. the number of dead and injured is still being clarified, the count is ongoing. at least dozens of people, according to preliminary data, there could have been foreign instructors on the territory. russian troops repelled fi

to marshal zhukov now stands on the boulevard named after him in one of the central districts of ulan batorill in the rank of kambrig zhukov truly demonstrated his military genius in battles with the japanese, becoming in this regard also a national hero of mongolia. in the square of another hero of mongolia, the leader of the revolution. russia and president putin. russia has done a lot for mongolia, we have learned a lot from it, starting from the twenties of the last century, the soviet union helped us, and we will never forget this. it is very good that president putin is coming to us, personally i consider him a great leader of his country. considering how he conducts his policy. in the early nineties, like russia, mongolia turned from socialist path, so it is certainly not enough to maintain relations at the level of the soviet union times with historical memory alone. the soviet legacy on the streets of ulaanbaatar is now generously draped with signs with logos and symbols of western countries. in terms of trade turnover, russia ranks second after china, which, by the way, produces m

russia's president vladimir putin has met his mongolian counterpart in the country's capital, ulan—bator visit to a member country of the international criminal court since it issued an arrest warrant against him last year. anatol lieven is head of the eurasia programme, and director of the quincy institute for responsible statecraft, in washington. i asked him why putin has chosen to go to mongolia now, when there is an international criminal court warrant for his arrest. well, there is no chance that mongolia would arrest him. mongolia is a country with a tiny population sandwiched between russia and china entirely dependent on russia for its oil imports, which also needs russia to balance against china, a country which mongolia fears, in mongolia it as likely to arrest putin in costa rica would be to arrest biden if he came to visit. as to why putin has gone there, i think it is partly indeed, if you like, stick a finger in the eye if not of the icc, then certainly of the west to demonstrate that the west cannot in fact dictate to many countries around the world. and part of the gener

russia's president vladimir putin has met his mongolian counterpart in the country's capital, ulan—bator of the international criminal court since it issued an arrest warrant against him last year. a statement from the ukrainian foreign ministry condemned mongolia's decision not to arrest mr putin, saying the country now shares responsibility for his war crimes. moscow appears confident their president won't be detained. anatol lieven is head of the eurasia programme, and director of the quincy institute for responsible statecraft, in washington. i asked him why putin has chosen to go to mongolia now — when there is an international criminal court warrant for his arrest. well, there is no chance that mongolia would arrest him. mongolia is a country with a tiny population sandwiched between russia and china entirely dependent on russia for its oil imports, which also needs russia to balance against china, a country which mongolia fears, so mongolia is likely to arrest boudin as coaster rica would be to arrest biden if he came to visit. ——so mongolia is likely to arrest putin in costa rica

anastasia kobazeva, from ulan bator. on the main square of the city red heroes. this is how ulan bater is translated. the guards are all hand-picked, no shorter than 180 cm tall, a company of honor guards, the country's calling card. at the entrance to the state palace there is a bronze statue of genghis khan, this is the very moment when every detail matters, there are exactly 45 steps to the sculpture, that's how tall genghis khan was when he ascended the mongolian throne. and finally, the leaders of the two-country delegation set off for negotiations, but before that, vladimir putin leaves a recording. it was built right inside the palace, here so it is customary to hold meetings with high-ranking guests, this year we celebrate several anniversaries that characterize the stages of development of relations between our countries, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the ulaanbaatar railway, 65 years since we began to develop virgin lands together, 50 years ago. the only thing i would like to add is that ardanet, which you mentioned, was planned b

mongolia defended its independence, the ussr was able to prevent in future war on two fronts, and then ulan bator actively helped moscow during the great patriotic war. with funds collected by mongolian citizens , fighters of the air force were built, the mongolian arad was destroyed, and tanks, which, as part of the revolutionary mongolia brigade, went through a glorious combat path to berlin. mongolia supplied the soviet troops with and more. banners of the divisions and regiments commanded by zhukov. celebrations on the occasion of the eighty-fifth anniversary of the victory at khalkingol continued at a reception in honor of the visit of the russian president. victory at khalkingol had a great influence on the fate of the region and the entire course of the second world war. japan, having suffered defeat, refrained from attacking the soviet union. and our country was able to direct all forces, including the far eastern divisions, to the fight against nazi germany. the mongolian people have a good proverb: a new robe is better, but an old friend is better. i am convinced that, relying on a stro

at the monument to the marshal of victory on zhukov boulevard in one of the central districts of ulan batorlkhengole georgy zhukov first truly demonstrated his talent as a military leader, and the mongolians themselves revere him as a national hero. 612 steps lead to the top of mount zaisan to the monument to soviet soldiers who , together with mongolian troops, prevented hitler's allies from opening a second front against the ussr. the inscription on the memorial wall speaks for itself. during the great patriotic war, mongolia helped our country with food and weapons. soviet tanks were produced, among other things, at mongolian factories. this t-34, before becoming monument at the foot of the memorial to soviet soldiers, traveled from moscow to berlin. in the early nineties, mongolia, like russia, moved away from the socialist path, but relations with... strategic partnership remain to this day, all thanks to the foundation that was built in the years after the joint victory. the history of the mongolian railway is directly related to the war on khalkhin gol. the first branch was built in