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Re:Russia Has Illegally Gained UN Security Council Seat. It ... by peppermint_tea on Sunday February 27, 2022 @04:36PM (#30492758)
"Article 4 of the Charter states that any peaceful state can become a member of the UN. Being peaceful is a requirement."

we should probably remove a couple of countries from the UN

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Re:Russia Has Illegally Gained UN Security Council Seat. It ... by fulvioterzapi on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:59PM (#30494253)
> we should probably remove a couple of countries from the UN

The United Nations is essentially a diplomatic forum. Once you remove Russia and the United States as non-peaceful countries, any feeble hope of a diplomatic solution is completely gone.

There's little to lose, but nothing to gain.

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