Retired General Philip Breedlove, a former NATO Allied Commander-in-Chief, asked in an interview with The West Block host David Akin that if Russia’s bloody and unprovoked invasion was not reason enough to attempt an unprecedented evacuation. ; “Right now, people are saying that we can not remove him from the Security Council. Why not? “If it’s not the time; if that’s not the way to make this change, then shame on us for not trying,” Breedlove said. “We must leave. He should not go to the G20. “We have to eliminate Russia from the world stage of how they are waging this war.” The story goes on under the ad 1:22 Leaving Russian aggression unchecked “would be incredibly costly for the world”: Psaki Leaving Russian aggression unchecked “would be incredibly costly for the world”: Psaki Russia is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council – a position that has a veto power to block unilateral proposals to the Security Council. It used that veto earlier this year to block a resolution “that would require Moscow to immediately stop its attack on Ukraine and withdraw all its troops,” according to the United Nations. The use of the veto has long led to questions about whether the Security Council is effective. But its renewed use by Russia to thwart proposals aimed at invading Ukraine has put both its veto and Russia’s role on the powerful council under scrutiny. Trending Stories

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Last week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to bring to the fore any Security Council member who uses his veto. As a result of this vote, the General Assembly will be obliged to “hold a debate on the situation” within 10 days of each veto. The story goes on under the ad

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Secretary of State Melanie Jolie also spoke of the need for broader reforms at the United Nations during a speech to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week. “The United Nations needs reform. We know that. “We are not the only country that knows this,” he said, noting the need for state accountability as a key element. “We must be there for reform. I do not think that without the UN, the world would be so stable, even in the face of instability.”

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Jolie had pointed out the need for Canada and its allies to be prepared for “all scenarios” when asked if Canadians should take Russian nuclear weapons threats seriously. But he also stressed the need to continue supporting Ukraine and strengthen support as the war enters a major period of escalation in the eastern Donbas region. Breedlove said Russia’s nuclear weapons threat seemed to deter the West from taking stronger action in support of Ukraine initially, but as the threats continued, countries became less and less discouraged from sending weapons and heavy weapons to the dominant democracy. The story goes on under the ad “What we are seeing now is that Mr. Putin is now trying to use even more inflammatory and frightening language to prevent us from taking further action,” he said. “And I think it’s very good that the West is going up to the plate now and starting to take those steps that would start to reverse that.” 2:20 “There are big, big battles ahead”: Ukraine’s national security chief says Russia can be defeated “There are big, big battles ahead”: Ukraine’s national security chief says Russia can be defeated © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.