TOKYO -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that countries of the so-called Global South will not throw their weight behind Russia or Ukraine in the ongoing war, despite the Group of Seven's recent show of support for Kyiv.
Malaysia's former PM questions G-7 backing of Ukraine

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad speaks about the Ukraine war and the "Global South" at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on May 26. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)
TOKYO -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said that countries of the so-called Global South will not throw their weight behind Russia or Ukraine in the ongoing war, despite the Group of Seven's recent show of support for Kyiv.