Over the weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for the removal of the Russian Federation from its seat on the Security Council of the United Nations. According to Ukrainian diplomats, Russia was never formally recognized as a successor state to the Soviet Union, so it now should be deprived of its veto rights in the United Nations.
Zelenskyy’s request is understandable. After all, Russia has not only invaded his country but also vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning its own actions.
In the meantime, others have joined the Ukrainian campaign in a small but loud chorus. Several commentators have called for Russia to lose its seat on the Security Council. Republicans have now introduced a joint resolution urging the same. Can the Russian Federation be removed, and more importantly, should it?
