Ukraine Campaigns to Strip Russia of Its UN Veto Power

Ukraine intends to pursue its campaign to strip Russia of its U.N. Security Council veto power at the United Nations General Assembly annual meeting and debate later this month. Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of an international initiative to preventing use of the veto to block Security Council resolutions or action in cases where "conflicts become especially rigid." Ukrainian officials said they envision phasing in...

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