Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Friday that Russia should be stripped of its veto power in the United Nations Security Council because of its aggressive actions in the country’s volatile east.
The embattled leader, in an exclusive VOA interview, said Russia should remain a Security Council member because it is a leading military power, but insisted the global community would be safer if Russia’s ability to play U.N. spoiler were put to an end.
“I think their veto right should be lifted,” said Poroshenko.
He pointed to Russia’s rejection last month of a Security Council resolution to create an international criminal tribunal to …read more
Source: Voice of America
