Ukraine president calls for Russia’s removal from UN Security Council

The World

At a meeting of the UN Security Council, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for Russia’s removal as a permanent member and an investigation into possible war crimes in his country by Russia’s military. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Yuval Weber from Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service  about Russia’s veto power at the UN Security Council being a fundamental problem.

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