On the impact of the conflict, will the United Nations receive the fate of the “League of Nations”?

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Russian statements

• In answering a question, about whether it can be denied Russia From vetoDmitriy Polyansky said: "Of course not, there is no such mechanism that would allow this, and without Russia in this case the United Nations must be rebuilt again".
• Consistency: "I cannot even imagine what this process would look like without it being accompanied by the complete destruction of all the foundations of modern international relations, and everyone is aware of that.".
• Polyansky noted that Russia "Show its own attitude to repair UN Security CouncilTo expand the representation of African, Asian and Latin American countries".
• In the same context, the deputy head of the Russian Security Council said, Dmitry Medvedevthat "The United States will suffer severe agony if it tries to infringe on the powers of the permanent members of the UN Security Council"indicating that "The fate of the United Nations will then be similar to the fate of the League of Nations".

anticipatory warning

• Observers saw that the statements of Russian officials "It is a pre-emptive warning against even thinking about such a thing"According to the Russians, scenarios of withdrawing membership from Russia against the backdrop of its war in Ukraine are being promoted in some Western circles, or at least reducing its powers within the Security Council.
• And"This will mean the collapse of the UN, which is the framework for international legitimacy that has existed since the end of World War II, after the victory of the Allies over the Axis Powers in 1945."according to the warning of observers.
• They also pointed out that "The invitation of the Russian Deputy Representative to the United Nations, to expand the membership of the Council to include countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, regardless of its stated justifications related to ensuring balance in international representation within the Security Council, it serves Moscow, so that its network of alliances within the UN organization and its institutions will then expand with the expansion of representation international" .

"Russia can’t be taken out"

In this context, Lana Dafan, a researcher in international relations at the Moscow Higher School of Economics, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia":

• "The victorious countries of World War II, led by the former Soviet Union, gained permanent membership in the UN Security Council and the right of veto, and with the collapse of that union in 1991, Western circles tried at the time to promote the withdrawal of the Soviet seat in the Security Council from Moscow".
• She went on to explain: "Russia strongly rejected this, on the grounds that that international seat is its uncompromising right, and in proportion to its international status and its enormous political, military and economic capabilities, as a superpower and an institution of the post-World War II regime in the middle of the last century".
• "Now there are new attempts to remove Russia from the Security Council and withdraw its veto right, and their success is impossible, because removing Russia from the Council clearly means the collapse of the United Nations and all its associated institutions, and the collapse of many international treaties such as those related to limiting arms races and nuclear weapons, among others."According to the Russian researcher.
• as she saw it "Manipulating the membership of the Security Council and the powers of its permanent members cannot be turned into a blackmail against Moscow by Western capitals, and Russia will never allow such blackmail." .

Ensure representation of Africa and Latin America

Badfan was considered that "Increasing the presence and raising the representation of continents such as Africa, Latin America and Asia in the institutions of the United Nations and its international bodies, is an urgent and necessary requirement, given that these three continents, which include the majority of the population and the land area, are almost absent in the Security Council".

She noted that "The continents of Africa and South America in particular do not exist in the list of permanent members, which violates justice and challenges the legitimacy of the representation of the United Nations to the various peoples and continents of the world".

veto.. "guarantor of international balance"

For his part, the strategic and military expert, Muhammad Al-Harbi, told "Sky News Arabia": "Although it is the international umbrella entrusted with maintaining global security and stability, since its founding in 1945 and the beginning of its first meetings the following year, it became clear that the majority of UN Security Council resolutions cannot be implemented in practice, and that they are realistically not binding, being subject to the interactions of the five veto-right states and their consensus. Thus, double standards prevail in the Council’s handling of various international crises and files".

"Therefore, the veto of the five permanent members is a guarantor of balance and deterrence between them, and any breach or change in it will often lead to a break in the Council’s contract."According to Al-Harbi .

Is the League of Nations scenario repeated?

To answer the question, writer and researcher in international relations, Tariq Sarmeh, told "Sky News Arabia":

• "The talk of reforming the United Nations is an unrealistic proposal with its timing in light of the major international crisis ignited by the Ukraine war. Therefore, the statements issued by the Russians in response to the Americans’ calls for reforms and changes in the United Nations carry dangerous indications.".
• He added: "Medvedev’s saying that the United Nations has met the fate of the League of Nations, leads us to wonder: Is the world on the brink of a third world war that will overthrow its international institutions and the resulting international laws for nearly eight decades?".
• He mentioned that "The League of Nations was formed in 1919 after the First World War and the Peace Conference was held in Paris at the time, and it came at the end of the Second World War in 1946, to take the United Nations in its place".

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Russian statements

• In answering a question, about whether it can be denied Russia From vetoDmitry Polyansky said: “Of course not, there is no such mechanism that would allow this, and without Russia in this case the United Nations must be rebuilt anew.”
• He continued: “I cannot even imagine what this process would look like without it being accompanied by the complete destruction of all the foundations of modern international relations, and everyone is aware of that.”“.
• Polyansky noted that Russia “shows its own position on reform.” UN Security CouncilTo expand the representation of African, Asian and Latin American countries.
• In the same context, the deputy head of the Russian Security Council said, Dmitry MedvedevHe said, “The United States will suffer severe torment if it tries to infringe on the powers of the permanent members of the UN Security Council,” noting that “the fate of the United Nations will then be similar to the fate of the League of Nations.”

anticipatory warning

• Observers saw that the statements of Russian officials “constitute a preemptive warning against even thinking about such a matter,” as some Western circles are promoting, according to the Russians, scenarios of withdrawing membership from Russia against the backdrop of its war in Ukraine, or at least reducing its powers within the Security Council.
• This will mean the collapse of the UN, which is the framework for international legitimacy that has existed since the end of World War II, after the Allies’ victory over the Axis powers in 1945, according to observers warning.
• They also pointed out that “the call of the Russian Deputy Representative to the United Nations, to expand the membership of the Council to include countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America, regardless of its stated justifications related to ensuring balance in international representation within the Security Council, serves Moscow, as its network of alliances within the UN organization and its institutions It will then expand with the expansion of international representation.” .

‘You can’t take out Russia’

In this context, Lana Dafan, a researcher in international relations at the Moscow Higher School of Economics, said in an interview with Sky News Arabia:

• The victorious countries of the Second World War, led by the former Soviet Union, gained permanent membership in the UN Security Council and the right of veto, and with the collapse of that union in 1991, Western circles tried to promote at the time the withdrawal of the Soviet seat in the Security Council from Moscow.
• She added, “Russia strongly rejected this, on the grounds that this UN seat is its uncompromising right, and in proportion to its international status and its enormous political, military and economic capabilities, as a superpower and an institution of the post-World War II regime in the middle of the last century.”“.
• “Now there are new attempts to remove Russia from the Security Council and withdraw its veto right, and their success is impossible, because removing Russia from the Council clearly means the collapse of the United Nations and all its associated institutions, and the collapse of many international treaties such as those related to limiting arms races and nuclear weapons. And others,” according to the Russian researcher.
• It also considered that “manipulating the membership of the Security Council and the powers of its permanent members cannot be turned into a blackmail against Moscow by the capitals of the West, and Russia will never allow such blackmail.” .

Ensure representation of Africa and Latin America

Badfan considered that “increasing the presence and raising the representation of continents such as Africa, Latin America and Asia in the institutions of the United Nations and its international bodies is an urgent and necessary requirement, given that these three continents, which include the majority of the population and the land area, are almost absent in the Security Council.”

She noted that “the continents of Africa and South America in particular do not exist in the list of permanent members, which violates justice and challenges the legitimacy of the UN organization’s representation of the various peoples and continents of the world.”

Veto .. “Guarantor of international balance”

For his part, the strategic and military expert, Muhammad Al-Harbi, told Sky News Arabia: “Although it is the international umbrella entrusted with maintaining global security and stability, since its founding in 1945 and the beginning of its first meetings the following year, it became clear that the majority of UN Security Council resolutions do not It can be applied in practice, and it is realistically not binding, as it is subject to the wrangling of the five countries that have the right to veto it and their difficult consensus. Thus, double standards prevail in the Council’s handling of various international crises and files.“.

“For this reason, the veto power of the five permanent members is a guarantor of balance and deterrence between them, and any breach of it or change will often lead to the dissolution of the council’s contract,” according to Al-Harbi. .

Is the League of Nations scenario repeated?

To answer the question, the writer and researcher in international relations, Tariq Sarmi, told Sky News Arabia:

• “The talk of reforming the United Nations is an unrealistic proposal in light of the major international crisis raging because of the Ukraine war. Therefore, the statements issued by the Russians in response to the Americans’ calls for reforms and changes in the United Nations carry dangerous indications.“.
• He added: “Medvedev’s saying that the United Nations has met the fate of the League of Nations, leads us to wonder: Is the world on the verge of a third world war that will overthrow its international institutions and the resulting international laws for nearly eight decades?”
• He recalled that “the League of Nations was formed in 1919 after the First World War and the convening of the Peace Conference in Paris at that time, and it came to the end of the Second World War in 1946, with the United Nations taking its place.”