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| 2.25.22
Russia Vetoes UN Security Council Resolution Condemning Putin's Invasion of Ukraine
How do you feel about Russia’s veto?
What’s the story?
- The United Nations Security Council met Friday evening to consider a resolution that would condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, call for a halt to the Russian military action, and withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory which was blocked by Russia.
- Russia, which is currently the presiding chair of the UNSC, used its ability to veto the resolution, which therefore failed. Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UNSC with veto power. A veto of a UNSC resolution can only be overruled by invoking the “Uniting for Peace” resolution which requires a two-thirds vote of the UN General Assembly to override the veto and adopt the resolution.
- Eleven members of the UNSC voted in favor of the resolution, including three permanent UNSC members ― the U.S., France, and the United Kingdom ― plus eight rotating members: Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Norway.
- Three countries abstained from the vote, including China (which is also a permanent member of the UNSC), India, and the United Arab Emirates.
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— Eric Revell
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What are we in the world if we can’t keep promises? We can ALL see the Russian columns as they invade Ukraine, illegally, in REAL time! Where in held half acre are we?! The is Nazi Germany all over again with WW3 on your backs breathing down your necks and you do nothing?! If I could I would throw on a uniform and go today. STEP UP, damn you! Before we have ten Chernobyls burning through the Earth taking the future of the human race with it! Putin has already bombed a children’s cancer hospital. Can it get worse? Yes. Do something!
This is to be expected by the invader.
It’s typical.
Certainly, you don't have Russia on any Security Council! Come on! He is one of the last threats left in our entire world!
Russia should have no right to VETO,PERIOD!!! They are the AGRESSORS and the REST OF THE WORLD NEEDS TO STAND UP AGAINST THEM!!!! WAKE UP WORLD, IF YOU DON'T ACT NOW, IT WILL BE TOO LATE!!!!!
Putin is a Thug Dictator who must be held accountable for this horrible invasion of a free people.
Russia needs to be removed from any aspect of world leadership. The country and their leadership needs to be made made an example of the consequences that the world of nations will impose for fragrantly violating international law. The act of subsuming a neighboring country because it can cannot be tolerated by the world of nations lest they be next.
so what the vetoed a vote on themselves by illegaly attacking the ukrain and inncoent lives including childrrens have been stolen
Of course Russia would veto the resolution. That’s only because this is their month in charge once the role passes to the next country they can’t anymore. Then it will be time to boot them out for their atrocities and crimes against humanity’s! It’s time for harder sanctions and to completely isolate Russia from the rest of the world! They are an atrocity. They should be punished at the highest level.
How do you feel about Russia’s veto? Isn't it relatively meaningless since they are the ones who started this fiasco?
Did we really expect anything different. Should Russia even have a seat. After all the seat was originally for the Soviet Union.
Hahahahahahahahaha. And that is how it is done!
I am not surprised at this step!!
Why a Russian has a veto vote is beyond me. What a crock.
I am laughing my butt off. Russia has no business being a member of a "security council" anywhere. He is one of the only threats left in the world. There are others but they don't have all the stuff that he has. They are no where near as dangerous as the "insane" Putin.
It is time to dismantle the UN. America needs to stop all financial support of the UN!
They are up against the world now. They will not get very far! Maybe someone will take Putin to a shrink, although I've heard that when they do that to you in Russia, you don't come back the same.........
They do what they have to do while he is living. When he is gone all will be different for Russia.
Lesson Learned: The UN Security Council should institute a rule that if a member, whether it be permanent or not, should not be permitted to vote when they are the subject matter of the resolution.
An aggressor should automatically forfeit their vote! Simple common sense dictates recusal.