Don’t expect Russia to be ousted from UN Security Council: White House

TIL Desk/World/Washington/ A day after Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council amid its invasion of Ukraine, the White House on Friday said it does not anticipate the same for Moscow in the Security Council where it is a veto-wielding Permanent Member.

I know a question has been asked about whether Russia should be kicked out of being a permanent member. We don’t anticipate that happening, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news briefing.

But obviously, the step taken yesterday to suspend Russia from the UNHRC is an indication of the global response and horror at the atrocities we have seen happen on the ground in Ukraine. But beyond that, I don’t have any other predictions of reforms, she said.

A day earlier, Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council. We know that there were abstentions, and only 24 countries, including North Korea, voted with Russia. But the outcome, which is what is most important to us, is what we wanted, which is that Russia has been suspended from the UN Human Rights Council, she said.