{"id":1395770,"date":"2026-05-21T11:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/?p=1395770"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:51:05","slug":"ukraine-calls-on-the-un-to-strip-russia-of-its-permanent-security-council-membership-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ukraine-calls-on-the-un-to-strip-russia-of-its-permanent-security-council-membership-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine calls on the UN to strip Russia of its permanent Security Council membership: details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"301\"><strong>Ukraine&#8217;s Permanent Representative to <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">the United Nations<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Andriy Melnyk<\/span><\/span> called on UN member states to find a political and legal mechanism to deprive Russia of its permanent membership in the Security Council due to the war against Ukraine and constant shelling of the civilian population.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"410\">He stated this on May 19 during the Security Council&#8217;s open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"410\">\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/un-on-the-brink-of-financial-collapse-due-to-debt\/\">UN on the brink of financial collapse due to debt<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"412\" data-end=\"547\">Melnyk emphasized that in the winter, Russia attacked energy infrastructure facilities in order to &#8220;force millions of civilians to submit through the cold.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"709\">According to him, the Russian Federation is using the tactic of \u201cdouble strikes\u201d: after the first attack, a second one occurs \u201cjust to kill medical personnel and rescuers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"711\" data-end=\"772\">He also explained Russia&#8217;s tactics called &#8220;people safaris.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"960\">\u201cRussian drone operators are deliberately hunting and killing civilians on the streets, attacking ordinary people, ambulances, and humanitarian transport,\u201d Melnyk commented.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1150\">Previously, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/oon-vydilyla-velyku-sumu-na-enerhetychnu-pidtrymku-ukrainy\/\">&#8220;Pryamiy&#8221; reported<\/a> that in 2026, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">the United Nations Development Program<\/span><\/span> will allocate an additional $230 million for the urgent purchase of energy equipment for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1775\">This involves the supply and installation of powerful cogeneration units, gas turbine equipment, transformers, compressor stations, modular boiler houses and other critically important equipment for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Zaporizhia<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kyiv<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Odessa<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mykolaiv<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kharkiv<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Chernihiv<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Kremenchuk<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lviv<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Lutsk<\/span><\/span> , <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Shostka<\/span><\/span> and other Ukrainian cities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"2133\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Also, during a press conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiia-zvernulas-v-oon-shchodo-samovyznachennia-krymu-i-donbasu-z-iavylas-vidpovid-orhanizatsii\/\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">United Nations<\/span><\/span> Secretary-General <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Antonio Guterres<\/span><\/span><\/a> answered a question from a Russian journalist about the possibility of applying the principle of self-determination to the temporarily occupied Crimea and Donbas. The UN stated that in this situation, the principle of Ukraine&#8217;s territorial integrity prevails.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1777\" data-end=\"2133\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine&#8217;s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andriy Melnyk called on UN member states to find a political and legal mechanism to deprive Russia of its permanent membership in the Security Council due to the war against Ukraine and constant shelling of the civilian population. 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