Zelensky: Russia must be thrown out of the UN Security Council
Russia must be thrown out of the UN Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes. He accuses the Russians of war crimes against civilians.
Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, and thus has veto rights. It used the right to stop a statement on the war in Ukraine last week.
“A country that commits war crimes against civilians cannot be a member of the UN Security Council,” Zelenskyj said in a video shared on social media.
“This is Ukraine. This is Europe. This is 2022. The evil armed with rockets, bombs, and grenades must be stopped immediately,” he noted.
Accusations
Russia has denied that the country has committed war crimes or direct attacks on civilians.
Zelensky says Russia must be economically destroyed by sanctions to prove that humanity can protect itself.
Russia has been accused of using cluster munitions in the war in Ukraine, including in Kharkiv. The attacks on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, are a war crime, Zelenskyj said, calling for an investigation.
Human rights groups such as Amnesty and Human Rights Watch are among those who claim cluster munitions have been used in the war.
“Unacceptable”
Russia, for its part, claims that Ukrainian nationalists are behind the artillery bombing of Ukrainian cities. This claim has not been confirmed.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres says there is reliable information that residential areas and civilian infrastructure are severely damaged. Civilian losses are unacceptable, he warned.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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