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Lendal
1582 days ago
Don't hold your breath waiting for that UN "peacekeeping force" anytime soon. The head of the UN Security Council is Russia.
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tablespoon
1582 days ago
> Don't hold your breath waiting for that UN "peacekeeping force" anytime soon. The head of the UN Security Council is Russia.
Does that even matter? Isn't the more significant fact that Russia has veto on the Security Council?
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torstenvl
1582 days ago
Tangentially: Russian Federation and PRC never should have gotten the P5 seats. The USSR's P5 veto should require unanimous consent of former Soviet republics, and ROC's P5 veto should still be with ROC.
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MayeulC
1582 days ago
That, or there shouldn't be permanent seats at all.
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Does that even matter? Isn't the more significant fact that Russia has veto on the Security Council?