PUTRAJAYA (May 8): Malaysia does not recognise any unilateral sanctions on any country, unless the resolution for the sanctions was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah. The minister was commenting on the wide ranging international sanctions imposed by the West and its allies on Russia, following the latter’s ongoing war with Ukraine. On the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Saifuddin said Malaysia has maintained its stand of non-alignment to any sides but at the same time has never condoned any aggression by any country that threatened the sovereignty of another country. We know that there are people who are working to get the two sides to end this conflict. Commenting further on the impact of economic sanctions on Malaysians, especially students studying in Russia, Saifuddin said for now, their welfare and safety were taken care of.
