Overview

• European Union officials said Tajikistan failed to comply with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin while he is on Tajik territory.
• Putin traveled to Tajikistan to attend the Russia–Central Asia summit and a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States, according to prior Kremlin announcements.
• Human Rights Watch had urged Tajikistan to deny entry to or arrest Putin, with its international justice director saying he should face charges in The Hague.
• The Coalition for the International Criminal Court and regional NGOs called on Tajik authorities to revoke the invitation or execute the warrant, framing the visit as a test of legal obligations.
• Tajikistan has been an ICC State Party since 2002, and civil society cited Mongolia’s 2024 non-cooperation—referred by the ICC to the Assembly of States Parties—as a recent precedent.