European Council President Charles Michel said on September 23, 2022, that Russia’s membership in the United Nations Security Council should be suspended, following its war against Ukraine.
Source: European Council President Charles Michel
“When a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council starts an unprovoked and unjustifiable war, a war condemned by the UN General Assembly, its suspension from the Security Council should be automatic. Kremlin is trying to mobilize the entire world against an imaginary enemy.”
Charles Michel added that the use of veto should be an exception.
“We are here in the United Nations, the house that brings the people of the world together. And we all know that a robust multilateral system requires mutual trust. The use of the veto should be the exception, but it is becoming the rule. The reform is necessary and urgent.”
It should be noted that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – China, the USA, France, Britain and Russia – may use veto concerning resolutions.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly demanded that Russia be deprived its veto power while it is waging war.
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