The Russian Federation assumed presidency of the United Nations Security Council on April 1, as Moscow wages war on Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s president said showed its “total bankruptcy.” Russia last held the post at the intergovernmental body, which is tasked with maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression, in February 2022…
Russia Takes Over Presidency of UN Security Council on April 1
April 2, 2023
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Russia Assumes Presidency of UN Security Council on April Fools’ Day
April 2, 2023
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On April Fools’ Day, the Russian Federation assumed presidency of the United Nations Security Council as it wages war on Ukraine, in what Ukraine’s president said showed its “total bankruptcy.” Russia last took the chair of the intergovernmental body, which is tasked with maintaining peace and combating acts of international aggression, in February 2022 when…
UN Security Council Blocks Russian Calls for Ukraine Biological Weapons Probe
November 3, 2022
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Calls by Moscow for a formal inquiry into claims that the United States is running a covert biological weapons program in Ukraine were thwarted at the UN Security Council after the United States, the UK, and France all voted against the proposal. In the vote, which took place on Nov. 2, only Russia and China…
Russia, China Veto UN Security Council Vote on North Korea Sanctions
Russia and China on May 26 vetoed a vote pushed by the United States to strengthen sanctions on North Korea, dividing the United Nations Security Council for the first time since 2006. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13–2 and followed a string of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang. To be adopted by the UN Security Council, a resolution needs nine…
2 Australians Freed From House Arrest in Burma
An Australian couple has been freed from house arrest in Burma, also known as Myanmar, and will be allowed to return to Australia without charge after being detained in the country for two weeks. Christa Avery and her husband Anthony O’Kane—both business consultants in the country—were denied permission to leave the Asian nation in March…
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