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blue-wave

(4,352 posts)
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 03:05 PM Mar 2023

Russia to head U.N. Security Council in April?

The Danger of Russia Becoming President of the U.N. Security Council

Can you imagine such blood thirsty despots as: Adolf Hitler; Saddam Hussein; or Pol Pot presiding over the U.N. Security Council, charged with preserving global peace and harmony?

It may read like one, but this is no April Fool’s prank—next month, Russia—and by extension, Vladimir Putin—will assume the Presidency of the U.N. Security Council.

Known burglars are not given banks to run, nor are convicted sex offenders given charge of daycare centers. In the same vein, Putin should not be allowed to make a mockery of international diplomacy by becoming the face of global peace as he escalates his unjust invasion of Ukraine with new attacks daily.

The potential damage of a gavel-wielding Putin is hard to overstate. Even beyond its symbolic value; the Presidency of the U.N. Security Council carries very real institutional power within the U.N., chairing all discussions, applying the rules, controlling the docket, schedule, and credentialing for all debates, and managing all draft resolutions. And Russia has proven adept in the past at abusing the vast procedural power of the Security Council Presidency.

Read More: https://time.com/6262698/danger-russia-president-u-n-security-council/

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More on the Security Council and Russia:

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: Russia must be removed from the United Nations Security Council

Link: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3900628-ukrainian-foreign-minister-dmytro-kuleba-russia-must-be-removed-from-the-united-nations-security-council/


UN Commission accuses Russia of war crimes in Ukraine

Link: https://news.yahoo.com/un-commission-accuses-russia-war-172700492.html
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Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
9. I visited the USSR in the late '80s with my grandmother and the peace group that she joined
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 10:08 PM
Mar 2023

And then-Republican President Reagan was not popular there because of his tough stance on Russia - which caused the Russian hardliners to push back on the progressive policies instituted by Gorbachev. What happened to all those "Reagan Republicans?" and his famous words: "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"

Irish_Dem

(46,936 posts)
10. The GOP has aligned with Russia.
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 10:49 PM
Mar 2023

The GOP is now an ally of autocratic fascist regimes.

This is our new reality.

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
11. That's what I mean.
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 10:57 PM
Mar 2023

How gullible do these MAGAts have to be to do a 180 and align themselves with a autocratic fascist enterprise??

Irish_Dem

(46,936 posts)
12. Because they have been taught other Americans are now the enemy.
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 11:01 PM
Mar 2023

Dems and other groups are now the biggest threat.

PutinGOP propaganda for decades has been successful.

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
13. It continually baffles me how an offensive blowhard failed businessman who lost the vote twice
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 11:05 PM
Mar 2023

Has somehow managed to attract a passionate following...

Irish_Dem

(46,936 posts)
14. He is cunning, street smart, and has huge dark money funding.
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 11:08 PM
Mar 2023

Was installed by Putin who uses state of the art KGB propaganda and techniques to help Trump.
And Putin also uses others to divide and damage the US.

Rhiannon12866

(205,237 posts)
15. And now TFG and Putin have even more in common
Sun Mar 19, 2023, 11:23 PM
Mar 2023

TFG is facing indictment and arrest by the Manhattan District Attorney's office while the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Putin. And both are impervious to learning anything from their looming retribution.

Irish_Dem

(46,936 posts)
16. Good point. Two ruthless sociopaths, partners in crime, facing consequences.
Mon Mar 20, 2023, 11:00 AM
Mar 2023

Both believe they will wiggle out of all of it, as per usual.

Unlikely Trump will serve jail time.
And bringing Putin to justice is a long shot.

But at least we can take away some of their power.

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