Malaysia’s Anwar says Norway missile deal cancellation reflects wider Western hypocrisy (www.channelnewsasia.com)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 14:05
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Norway’s unilateral decision to scrap a missile deal with Malaysia points to a “dangerous trend of double standards” for the rule of law and a worrying erosion of respect for international norms, said Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar had then chastised Norway’s decision and said that signed contracts are binding obligations, and not mere “confetti” to be discarded at will

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huppakee@lemmy.world on 07 Jul 17:18 collapse

I’d argue Malaysia has a point, but at the same time Norway has bordered Russia for ages and Russia’s increased aggression also isn’t new. They both should’ve understand how that might influence their desire/ability to deliver those missiles.

I’m not sure about Norway in particular; but a lot of countries bordering Russia spoke out against the US not delevering air defense systems to Ukraine because the US wanted the use them for the war against Iran. Would be quite hypocritical if Norway was one of those countries and also chooses cancel this