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Old 07-03-2022, 23:35   #807
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Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
They did - Russia vetoed it…

https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1112802
Hence my continuing text in brackets.

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( which in itself is crazy because one of the permanent members of the security council is the aggressor)
This now means that the Security council is defunct. The UN Security Council is no longer fit for purpose. This will have much larger ramifications.

The UN needs to sort itself out, as a permanent member of the security council invoking a veto when it is the aggressor noted:

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undermines the purpose of the Security Council. It is a violation of the very foundation of the U.N. Charter,
Norways UN Ambassador.
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