• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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    13 days ago

    Doesn’t Russia also have veto power? But does anything the UN does actually matter? It’s always “non binding” resolutions. And if it’s supposed to be binding, who is going to enforce it?

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      13 days ago

      The UN was formed after WWII and it was a scheme by the allies to cement their power going forward. All permanent security council members with veto power were the winning side of WWII.

      The UN basically has no powers against the wishes of any member with a veto.