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The struggle is cruel.
revolves around the Ukrainian crisis. There are at least three battlefields at present. The first is the front line of Ukraine, with real guns and live ammunition, and flesh and blood flying; the second is the economic strangle, the West imposes sanctions, and Russia fights with all its might; the third is the contest between international institutions, and the most important thing is undoubtedly the Security Council .
As the latest progress, Donetsk , Lugansk , Zaporoze and Khlsson joined the Russian Federation in four places. Then, a fierce battle broke out in the Security Council.
Originally, the Security Council was going to discuss the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline on September 30, and the United States and Albania suddenly launched an attack and submitted a draft to the Security Council to condemn Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory.
According to this draft, Russia's referendum held in four regions is illegal. The draft calls on all countries, international organizations and institutions not to recognize Russia's annexation statement and calls on Russia to withdraw all military forces from Ukraine immediately, completely and unconditionally.
Then, there is a fierce debate.
US female ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas Greenfield said that Some people say that the process of putting forward the draft resolution was hasty, but "it was a hurry to be illegal act of Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory."
s and she also claimed that the Council was the first line of defense for the UN Charter, and it must show that it can play a role despite actions by a permanent member. "This is not a moment of standing by."
is very interesting. The two sponsors of the draft, one is the United States and the other is Albania.
U.S.-Russia relations are all seen, so the United States initiated a condemnation of Russia, which was expected.
is a little surprised, it is Albania. You know, this is the first time Albania has entered the Security Council. This former Soviet ally has now become Russia's enemy. This time, he openly attacked the United States and condemned Russia, which really makes people sigh at the evolution of the international landscape.
The United States condemned it and the United Kingdom followed closely.
British representative Barbara Woodward expressed his statement: Russia has annexed 90,000 square kilometers of land, "This is the largest forced annexation of territory since World War II", which endangers the prospect of peace and undermines the purposes and principles of the United Nations. "There is no middle ground in this regard" and must be condemned.
Russia naturally refuted.
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzia went on the battlefield and questioned on the spot: The Security Council has never passed a resolution that directly condemned one of its members. Do you really want Russia to consider and support such a draft? If not, then it turns out that you are deliberately pushing us to use the veto so that we can talk lyrically about Russia's abuse of this right. The "you" here should be the US Ambassador Linda. What does
mean?
Linda, you clearly know:
1, Russia will not agree to condemn Russia;
2, you are deliberately forcing us to use the veto;
3, you will only use this to promote Russia's abuse of the veto.
This should also be targeted. In a speech at the UN General Assembly not long ago, U.S. President Biden declared that permanent members should "avoid the use of veto power unless in rare and special circumstances."
According to the UN Charter, the five permanent members - the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Russia - have the veto power of .
Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in February, Russia has voted to reject all draft Security Council bills that condemn Russia. This also constitutes a scene in the Security Council. The United States is busy proposing proposals to condemn Russia and has been defeated repeatedly; Russia is busy vetoing and being the only man is in a way.
So, there are even some people in the West to kick Russia out of the Security Council. Of course, the resolution of that rejects Russia's veto will definitely be rejected by Russia first. In desperation, Biden played the moral card: Russia, you have to be responsible and vote less. But Russia immediately retorted, since 1970, the United States has more than any other Security Council member in terms of veto. The most common thing the United States rejects is the draft condemning Israel. All countries agree, Britain and France also agree, and the United States votes to reject it.
So, in the United States, don’t pretend to be merciful, you abuse your power the most.
Russia expressed strong opposition, so vote.
15 members of the Security Council voted as follows.
votes for favor:
United States,
United Kingdom,
France,
Albania,
Ghana,
Albania,
Ghana,
Irish ,
Kenya ,
Mex ,
Mex ,
Norwegian ,
UAE.
Abstaining Four Votes:
India,
China,
Brazilian ,
Gabon .
From the perspective of the country, there are many people who agree; from the perspective of population, people who abstain from the right.
Of course, in the end, Vasily raised his hand to object, and Russia rejected it.
condemned the permanent members and was rejected by the permanent members. The draft was not passed, and the United States was busy with loneliness. This is the situation.
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There is a reason to agree, there is a reason to reject the veto, why are there four other countries abstaining from the voting?
In the post-sessional statement, countries also mentioned their reasons.
For example, India.
looked at the statement of the Indian ambassador, and it was as balanced and very Indian as always.
first urges all parties concerned to stop violence and hostilities immediately, and then emphasizes that " dialogue is the only answer to resolving differences and disputes." In addition, the Indian ambassador cited a recent Modi saying to Putin , "The Indian Prime Minister also emphasized that this is not an era of war. Therefore, we sincerely hope that peaceful negotiations will be resumed as soon as possible, and a ceasefire and a resolution of the conflict will be achieved immediately."
Finally, he said that escalating words and tense situations are not in the interests of anyone, and a way to return to the negotiating table must be found. Given the overall situation of the changing situation, India decided to abstain from the vote.
India and Russia have always had a good relationship. After the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, although the United States and the West have continued to pressure India to condemn Russia and impose economic sanctions on Russia, India has always refused. On the contrary, Modi met with Putin many times and called, and India is even more at discounts on Russian oil.
Why is Brazil abstaining from the vote? The answer represented by Brazil is also simple: the scope and wording of this draft does not help resolve conflicts.
Brazil and Russia have also had good relations. Before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Brazilian President Bolsonaro , , went to Moscow in disregard of Western opposition. Putin is also very polite. He is with Macron and , and with Bolsonaro, he is with tiny square table.
Not long ago, on the issue of Security Council reform, Russia publicly expressed its support for India and Brazil to become new permanent members.
As for Gabon, Gabon's statement is that hopes that relevant parties will conduct sincere negotiations and dialogues to end the battle and achieve peaceful coexistence, so we abstain from the vote.
On March 2 this year, the West pushed the UN General Assembly to condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine. At that time, 141 votes were in favor, 5 votes against, and 35 abstentions. After a look, Gabon voted in favor at that time and condemned Russia.
Half a year has passed, but Gabon abstained from the more critical Security Council vote. It seems that Russia should have done a lot of work.
China also abstained from the vote, why?
Ambassador Zhang Jun expressed four opinions in his explanatory speech after the Security Council vote. The most core point is: The development of the Ukrainian crisis is the result of the long-term accumulation and superposition of various contradictions. Facts show that political isolation, sanctions and pressure, adding fuel to the fire and confrontation of the group will not bring peace, but will only worsen the situation and make the problem more complicated and difficult to solve.
Therefore, China abstains from the right.
Finally, Ambassador Zhang Jun also said: As a responsible country, China has always stood on the side of peace. We will continue to play a constructive role in easing the situation and resolving the crisis.
Of course, in the speech, Ukraine was the most intense. Ukraine scolded, "Putin's special envoy followed in the footsteps of his master. He had just staged a puppet show , denying the reality that his invasion of the regime was about to fail..." At the same time, he questioned Russia's "illegal occupation" of the Soviet Union's permanent seat in the Security Council, believing that Russia should be expelled from the Security Council like a tumor removal...
But Ukraine is not a member of the Security Council and has no voting rights.
looked at it. There were 15 members of the Security Council, Western countries condemned Russia, BRICS countries opposed or abstained from power, and African countries fell into division.
A war has caused many countries torment. China is actually helpless. NATO and Russia, can’t you take a step back? Russia and Ukraine, don’t fight. Otherwise, when will the revenge be repaid? I wonder how many people will fall to the ground?
But the Security Council cannot go through this path, and the United States will definitely not finish it. In fact, before the Security Council voted, US Ambassador Linda said: If Russia rejects it, then the United States will seek measures taken by the UN General Assembly. What does
mean?
According to the new resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in April this year, if the Security Council resolution is rejected by one vote, the UN General Assembly must automatically hold a meeting within ten days to review the vote. The United States knows that it will fail in the Security Council, just for the next step.
What will happen?
If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a replica of the UN General Assembly vote on March 2. Most of them agree, a small part opposes, and a large number of abstentions and non-voting. Whether
is in favor, objection, or abstaining from power, Gabon will definitely be in a dilemma again. The members of the Security Council are all like this, not to mention other countries. The international community will further tear apart, and all parties will definitely carry out intensive diplomatic activities again.
This world is so cruel.
