U.S. Wheels on Russia, Joins Push To End Moscow’s Membership in UN Human Rights Council

Russia has long used the UN, and especially the Security Council — where it is one of five permanent members with a veto — as a stage to project global power.

The American ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, at Bucharest, Romania, April 4, 2022. Alex Micsik/pool via AP

America and Britain are among the stalwarts that have started a pushback campaign against Russia’s standing at the United Nations, where it still punches way above its weight among the world’s superpowers. 

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