Malaysia and Vietnam have not supported anti-Russian sanctions and have agreed to remain neutral on the crisis in Ukraine, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob told reporters Tuesday following his visit to Hanoi.
"We discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict and agreed that Malaysia and Vietnam will remain neutral on the issue," Bernama news agency quoted him as saying. "As for sanctions against Russia, we do not support them," the prime minister pointed out. "The parties do not support unilateral sanctions, we recognize restrictions that can only be imposed by the UN Security Council," Ismail Sabri stressed.
The prime minister said Malaysia and Vietnam "do not support such aggression against a sovereign state," stressing that their "position is non-interference." "We are counting on a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine," the prime minister added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation on February 24 in response to a request for help from the leaders of the Donbass republics. He stressed that Moscow's plans did not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. After that, the United States, the EU, the United Kingdom, and a number of other states announced that they were imposing sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities.
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Based on materials from TASS