The new confrontation between Kyiv and Moscow; Ukraine challenges the legitimacy of Russia's seat in the United Nations In an action beyond the military and diplomatic conflict with Moscow, Ukraine is trying to challenge the legal basis of Russia's continued membership in the United Nations and the usurpation of the Soviet Union's seat in the Security Council; an effort that faces serious legal and political obstacles.

The new confrontation between Kyiv and Moscow; Ukraine challenges the legitimacy of Russia's seat in the United Nations In an action beyond the military and diplomatic conflict with Moscow, Ukraine is trying to challenge the legal basis of Russia's continued membership in the United Nations and the usurpation of the Soviet Union's seat in the Security Council; an effort that faces serious legal and political obstacles.