Elbegdorj Tsakhia, the former president of Mongolia, has taken a jab at Russian President Vladimir Putin by using historical maps to ridicule Putin’s rationale for the Ukrainian invasion.

Mongolia's former president shared a map of the Mongol Empire, which included parts of Russia. "After Putin's talk. I found Mongolian historic map. Don't worry. We are a peaceful and free nation," he ...

Another map superimposes the outline of the empire over present-day boundaries, including the entirety of China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and many smaller states as well as large swathes of Russia.

Karakorum served as the capital of the Mongol Empire during the 13th century ... descriptions of the city—located in what is now central Mongolia—have relied largely on written accounts ...

Using advanced technology to peer beneath the ground, archaeologists have mapped the ancient capital of the Mongolian Empire ... south-west of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, was rediscovered in 1889 ...

Bayantal, Mongolia: Oyunbileg Dambii remembers when the Russian officers came. They brought money, guns and planes to this fertile land in southern Mongolia. “It was nice,” the goat and sheep ...

Putin has relied on historical borders to argue Ukraine is part of Russia and to justify the war. Mongolia's former president shared a map of the Mongol Empire, which included parts of Russia. "After ...