Russia leads UN Security Council and plans to project power in international system - ISW
Russian Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya (photo: Getty Images)
For the first time since April 2023, Russia has assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and will likely use this position as a platform to project power within the international system, as it has historically, according to a report by the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
"ISW assessed during Russia's April 2023 presidency that Russia exploited its UNSC presidency to further several narratives regarding Russia's desired sway in the international system and has previously noted that Russia uses its UNSC veto power as a base of power projection," as mentioned in the report.
Analysts note that several high-ranking Russian officials have recently initiated multiple information operations aimed at deflecting responsibility for well-documented violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine.
"Several high-ranking Russian officials have recently launched several information operations meant to deflect responsibility for well-documented Russian violations of international law committed in Ukraine, likely to set conditions for the upcoming UNSC presidency," experts added.
According to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, Russia was not elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of the organization's six main bodies.
Earlier, it was reported that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) urged Russia to cease interference in the operation of European satellite systems.
