Finnish President proposes to expel Russia from the UN Security Council

The reform of the UN Security Council should include expanding its membership, abolishing the veto for any state and excluding any member that participates in an ‘illegal war’, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

This was stated by Finnish President Alexander Stubb in an interview with Reuters.

Stubb said he would add his voice to calls for reform next week in New York at the UN General Assembly, where the composition of the organisation's Security Council will be discussed.

He believes that any member of the organisation that wages an illegal war ‘like the one Russia is currently waging in Ukraine’ should be removed.

The Finnish president also spoke about the right to veto in the UN Security Council.

‘No state should have veto power in the UN Security Council,’ he stressed.

In addition, Stubb said that he would propose to increase the number of permanent members from five to ten, adding one more representative from Latin America, two from Africa and two from Asia.

Author - Olena Madiak, 18/09/2024