Global rules have been ‘thrown out the window’ – Lavrov

A game of “might makes right” has effectively replaced international law, the Russian foreign minister has said

Long-standing rules of conduct on the global stage have been upended and replaced by a game of “might makes right,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference on Tuesday.

Commenting on the West’s recent efforts to combat China’s economic advantage with sanctions and tariffs, Lavrov noted that rules that have for years underpinned international economic relations have been “thrown out the window.”

“Of course, the US wants to negotiate, but so far this is all happening in the absence of any common criteria that until recently underpinned the work of the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization,” Lavrov said. “It’s a game of ‘might makes right’.”