Moscow’s Double Standards on Full Display Over Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (Anna J. Davis – The Jamestown Foundation)

Kremlin officials are condemning the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as violations of international law while simultaneously committing violations of Ukrainian sovereignty. Moscow presents itself as a defender of sovereignty and global nuclear norms in its discourse toward Iran, yet it disregards these same principles in its war against Ukraine. Moscow manipulates international rules to serve its interests, rather than follow them, a tactic Russia will likely use in any negotiations for the end of its war against Ukraine.

Moscow’s Double Standards on Full Display Over Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities – Jamestown