Zelensky, in UN showdown, says strip ‘criminal’ Russia of veto power - eviltoast
  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    He’s not wrong.

    Russia has neither the hard nor soft power to continue having a UN veto.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately Russia is going to veto anything that would strip that power from them.

      • nick@campfyre.nickwebster.dev
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        1 year ago

        Couldn’t the general assembly just acknowledge that the RF does not inherit the Soviet Union veto? Same way that they stripped Taiwan of their veto. I don’t think that would require a security council vote.

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        Oh no, what an insurmountable problem. Everyone knows if you break the rules of the UN, the UN rules enforcers will come from on high to stop you.

        The reason Russia isn’t going to be stripped of a veto is naked realpolitik, not because the rules and procedures say you can’t do it.