Ukrainian President Zelenskyy asks the United Nations secretary-general to strip Russia of its vote on the Security Council.

 

Zelenskyy asks U.N. Secretary General to strip Russia of Security Council vote

Phil McCausland and Abigail Williams

16m ago / 1:09 AM IST


Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a tweet Saturday he asked United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres during a call to strip Russia of its vote on the Security Council.

Guterres did not mention the request in the summary of his call with Zelenskyy. A U.N. spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.

Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that demanded Moscow end its attack on Ukraine and withdraw its troops. Eleven nations voted in favor of the measure and China and two others abstained, while Russia was the lone country to vote no. 

As a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, Russia holds veto power over all resolutions made by the international body. 

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