UN Security Council

Erdogan calls for abolishing veto power in U.N. Security Council

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for abolishing veto power in the U.N. Security Council and reforming the body in a column for Bloomberg on Sept. 22.

22 September, 03:51 AM

Ukraine's UN envoy warns Russian public of potential mobilization

Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk warned the Russian public of a potential mobilization that could begin after September 20, speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on August 24.

25 August, 09:47 AM

Nebenzya uses UN Security Council stage to lament sanctions on Russian cartoon

Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya voiced formal complaints at the UN Security Council on Aug. 24 against Ukrainian sanctions against Russian animated series Masha and the Bear creators, accusing Kyiv of "Russophobia," The Moscow Times wrote.

25 August, 09:40 AM

U.S. urges Russia and Ukraine to stop civilian strikes and resume talks

The United States called on Russia and Ukraine to halt strikes on civilian targets and return to the negotiating table, according to a statement made by U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dan Negrea during a Security Council meeting on August 24, Ukrinform reported.

25 August, 08:42 AM

UN Security Council to address escalating Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine

The UN Security Council will meet on August 24, Ukraine's Independence Day, to discuss the consequences of Russia's full-scale war, focusing specifically on the escalation of missile and drone attacks against civilians and critical infrastructure, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha announced.

24 August, 09:11 AM

UN Security Council to hold meeting on Ukraine's Independence Day

The U.N. Security Council will meet Aug. 24, Ukraine's Independence Day, to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine, Ukrinform reported on Aug. 23.

23 August, 11:58 AM

Ukraine presses UN Security Council for immediate unconditional ceasefire

Ukraine called on the UN Security Council to urgently consider and adopt a resolution on an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, urging the organization to overcome its paralysis over Russia’s actions, Ukrinform reported on July 10.

10 July, 09:00 AM

Ukraine demands urgent Security Council meeting after mass Russian strikes on Kyiv

Ukraine is initiating an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with massive Russian attacks, specifically targeting Kyiv, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry reported on July 6.

6 July, 02:31 PM

Intensified Russian airstrikes push Ukraine civilian toll to highest level since 2022

The number of civilian casualties in Ukraine reached its highest level since April 2022 in May 2026, driven by a sharp escalation in Russian airstrikes, UN Assistant Secretary-General Mohamed Khaled Khiari said at a Security Council meeting on June 22, Ukrinform reported.

23 June, 08:45 AM

U.S. calls Russia’s war on Ukraine a strategic disaster, urges return to negotiating table

The U.S. ambassador to the UN Security Council Dan Negrea called Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine a strategic disaster for Moscow and urged the Kremlin’s allies to stop supporting the Russian military campaign, Ukrinform reported on June 9.

9 June, 09:15 AM

U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting on latest Russian mass strike – FM Sybiha

The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on June 8, at Ukraine’s request over Russia’s latest large-scale strike, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.

6 June, 12:20 PM

Germany misses U.N. Security Council seat for first time in major blow to Merz

Germany failed to secure a seat on the U.N. Security Council in a June 3 vote at the U.N. General Assembly, a result Politico described as a “serious diplomatic defeat” for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

4 June, 11:19 AM

Russian propaganda confesses to indiscriminate missile strikes in Kyiv - Ukraine UN Ambassador

Russian propaganda effectively admitted that Russian forces struck Kyiv indiscriminately, without distinguishing between military and civilian targets, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk said at a UN Security Council meeting on May 28.

29 May, 10:07 AM

Ukraine’s UN Ambassador calls to strip Russia of Security Council seat over war crimes

Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the UN Andrii Melnyk called for a legal and political mechanism to strip Russia of its permanent membership in the UN Security Council amid aggression against Ukraine and systematic crimes against civilians, Ukrinform reported on May 19.

21 May, 09:30 AM

Melnyk blasts Nebenzya at UN after Russian envoy brands Ukrainians ‘expendable’

Ukraine’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Andrii Melnyk, hit back after Russia’s UN envoy Vasily Nebenzya called Ukrainians “expendable,” Ukrinform reported on April 21.

22 April, 02:12 PM

Ukraine to discuss Russia’s strike at UN Security Council after 100+ injured — Sybiha

Andrii Sybiha said Ukraine will raise Russia’s Apr. 16 mass strike at a UN Security Council meeting scheduled for Apr. 20.

16 April, 02:19 PM

Macron demands urgent U.N. meeting after U.S., Israeli strikes on Iran

French President Emmanuel Macron called for an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council over U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, Reuters reported.

28 February, 06:51 PM

Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting

First Lady Melania Trump will chair a UN Security Council meeting in March, on the first day the United States holds the council’s rotating presidency, according to U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz.

26 February, 10:46 PM

Russia's UN envoy claims to be Ukrainian

Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, told a UN Security Council meeting that he is "Ukrainian," saying his parents were Ukrainian and that his family name comes from Zaporizhian Cossacks.

26 February, 12:48 AM

‘A fig leaf for weakness’: Melnyk slams Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast at UN

Russia’s Oreshnik missile strike on Lviv Oblast was meant to intimidate Ukraine’s allies, not retaliate for any supposed Ukrainian attack on Vladimir Putin’s residence, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations Andrii Melnyk said during a UN Security Council meeting called after the Jan. 9 strike, according to Radio Svoboda.

13 January, 12:09 PM

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