schizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agoPutin floats idea of UN-led government in Ukrainewww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkPutin floats idea of UN-led government in Ukrainewww.bbc.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·5 days agoAnd the reverse would be true if the UN led the government in Russia. What’s your point?
minus-squaretrollercoasterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoMy point is the motivation behind the Russian demand, control over Ukraine, also the impossibility of forcing a UN led government on Russia, because the Russian government can easily veto that.
minus-squareatro_city@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoAgain, there are other members who could veto a UN government in Ukraine 🤷🤷 It’s not going to happen either.
minus-squaretrollercoasterlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoLet’s hope so. China and the US are likely going to support Russia. This leaves only two veto powers, France and the UK, in need of being persuaded. Non permanent members don’t have veto powers.
And the reverse would be true if the UN led the government in Russia. What’s your point?
My point is the motivation behind the Russian demand, control over Ukraine, also the impossibility of forcing a UN led government on Russia, because the Russian government can easily veto that.
Again, there are other members who could veto a UN government in Ukraine 🤷🤷 It’s not going to happen either.
Let’s hope so.
China and the US are likely going to support Russia. This leaves only two veto powers, France and the UK, in need of being persuaded.
Non permanent members don’t have veto powers.