Ukraine to challenge whether the Russian Federation is the legitimate successor to the USSR’s seat and veto on the Security Council

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[–]StillLessons 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

This begs the follow-up question what does "legitimate" mean? The entire concept of the security council veto is rooted in the post-WWII realpolitik that each of the countries with a veto were powerful enough that if they opposed a security council policy, that policy would be realistically unenforceable anyway. Russia stepped into that role after the fall of the USSR given their continued possession of a potentially world-ending nuclear capability. That reality has not changed. The security council veto is simply a formal recognition of this de-facto reality. What benefit is there to removing the formal acknowledgment of Russia's real-world position of military power when that real military power still exists?

[–]FlippyKing 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I'm surprised Taiwan was on the security council, disappointed it's off. I hope the Saudis or Israel (yes, that maybe redundant now) give Ukraine a big thanks if this ploy works. I'm pretty sure that's who will fill the suddenly empty seat.