Basically, Russia had previously indicated that it supported Malaysia’s membership charge. However, Putin’s invitation to Anwar to the Kazan Summit gave its interests a new improve. The Malaysian prime minister said his presence did be” a major step toward our ultimate objective of joining the group.”
Malaysia’s participation at the summit of next month is unlikely to be granted instant membership because there is no initiation fee. But it is likely to be accorded the position of BRICS Partner, the antechamber for complete membership, possibly as early as 2025.
WESTERN RECORDS FOR GAZA AND UKRAINE
Anwar has changed his opinion of the Russia-Ukraine War because he has grown cynical about the West’s severe condemnation of Russia and its muffled response to Israel’s military activities in Gaza since Hamas ‘ invasion in October 2023.
Anwar has criticized the West, and particularly the United States, for no condemning Israel and continuing to provide the nation with weapons, as well as he has not only denounced Israel for the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians.
In Vladivostok, he not merely accused the West of being evil, but of applying double standards when it comes to Ukraine and Gaza. In comparison, he praised Russia for its approach over the issue and its long-standing assistance for Arab statehood.
Anwar’s sincere words of condolence are unquestionably true, but the Indonesian head has also made himself vulnerable to accusations of using double standards.
While he acknowledged that colonization was one of the factors of the Israel-Hamas issue and that Israel was responsible for the atrocities committed in Gaza, he made no mention of Russian imperialism in Ukraine and its war crimes committed in the nation’s occupied areas.
Anwar appears willing to overlook Russia’s crimes in Ukraine by seeking Moscow’s assistance for his political agenda in the World South and by highlighting the situation of the Palestinians in Gaza.
Ian Storey is a Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This remark first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s site, Fulcrum.