Australia Backs Russia Veto Curbs, Urges Security Council Reform
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Australia backed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s demand for Russia to lose its veto on the United Nations Security Council and called for further reforms of the decision-making body.
“We must demand more of the permanent members, including constraints on the use of the veto,” Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly. “Russia mocks the UN every day it continues its illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine.”