It’s not so easy to do since Russia is written into the UN Charter as a permanent member of the security council. The charter would need to be changed/amended.
It would require a massive political effort, or course. But it seems ludicrous to have an empire-building aggressor in the security council. To permit that to continue calls into question the validity of the UN itself. A contradiction in terms. Like having a serial bank robber serving as chief of police.
I've read about a lot of loopholes in the sanctions and various middlemen who are helping Russia export its oil (hello India) and transport parts and other necessary items into the country (hello Central Asia, Georgia). Those seem like good sanctions targets too (and I think some were in your latest sanctions report, if I remember right).
What could be done to expel Russia from the UN Security Council?
It’s not so easy to do since Russia is written into the UN Charter as a permanent member of the security council. The charter would need to be changed/amended.
It would require a massive political effort, or course. But it seems ludicrous to have an empire-building aggressor in the security council. To permit that to continue calls into question the validity of the UN itself. A contradiction in terms. Like having a serial bank robber serving as chief of police.
Totally agree on this!
I've read about a lot of loopholes in the sanctions and various middlemen who are helping Russia export its oil (hello India) and transport parts and other necessary items into the country (hello Central Asia, Georgia). Those seem like good sanctions targets too (and I think some were in your latest sanctions report, if I remember right).