New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lambasted the UN's "
failure
" to prevent war in Ukraine on Thursday, July 7, and accused Russia of imposing its "
morally corrupt
" position on the Security Council.
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Jacinda Ardern, who has long criticized the right of veto of the five permanent members of the Security Council (China, United States, France, United Kingdom, Russia), renewed her call for a reform of the United Nations.
The UN's "
failure
" over Ukraine is due to Moscow's veto power, she told a talk at Sydney's Lowy Institute, a think tank, during of a visit to Australia.
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According to her, Russia used its seat on the Security Council to impose "
a morally corrupt position following a morally corrupt and illegal war
".
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We need to reform the United Nations so that we don't have to rely on specific countries imposing their own sanctions
," she said.
