RealRichie@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoZelensky, in UN showdown, says strip ‘criminal’ Russia of veto powerptv-news.com.pkexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down16cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1258arrow-down1external-linkZelensky, in UN showdown, says strip ‘criminal’ Russia of veto powerptv-news.com.pkRealRichie@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareJaysyn@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down8·9 months agoHe’s not wrong. Russia has neither the hard nor soft power to continue having a UN veto.
minus-squareAbidanYre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down2·9 months agoUnfortunately Russia is going to veto anything that would strip that power from them.
minus-squarenick@campfyre.nickwebster.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·9 months agoCouldn’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.
minus-squareZaktor@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·9 months agoOh 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.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoWe need to get them to boycott the UN somehow so then we can pass such legislation.
He’s not wrong.
Russia has neither the hard nor soft power to continue having a UN veto.
Unfortunately Russia is going to veto anything that would strip that power from them.
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.
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.
We need to get them to boycott the UN somehow so then we can pass such legislation.