This contradictory Trump attack revealed his true, appalling colours

Under international law, all nations own the natural resources found within their borders. Not just rich nations, not just powerful ones; all nations possess the inherent right to consume, extract, preserve or even waste their own natural resources according to their own self-determined needs.

This basic premise, a foundational pillar of global stability, is reinforced throughout the United Nations Charter supporting state sovereignty and self-determination in Articles 1 and 55, and is...