UN Security Council because of Russia’s veto, say the Baltic Ministers

New York, NY – The Baltic Foreign Ministers disturbed the United Nations in the interviews with Fox News Digital this week, denouncing the Security Council as helpless and “without capacity to react” because Russia – the nation putting the bloodiest war in Europe for decades – has always had a permanent siege and a veto.

The first diplomat in Estonia, Margus Tsahkna, said that Moscow uses his position in the UN to protect himself from responsibility while degenerating his assault against NATO allies.

“The permanent member of the Security Council in fact puts the most aggressive assault in history after the Second World War in Europe,” he told Fox News, adding that the reform has been expected for a long time.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstatis Budrys, echoes criticism, describing the UN 80th anniversary as “without the birthday cake, without much love” because the credibility of the body collapses. “If the countries come here and do not believe that he can deliver … What function is it and what do we do here?” He said.

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Russia still has a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, despite its invasion of Ukraine. (Sergei Bobylyov / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)

Conversations intervened after an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on recent forays in NATO territory. Last week, three Russian mig jets “equipped with missiles”, according to Budrys, flew to Estonian territory for 12 minutes, less than 15 miles from the Parliament building.

The previous week, 19 Russian drones had crossed Polish airspace.

The Security Council, which also includes the United States, the United Kingdom, France and China as permanent members and 10 non-permanent rotary members, has not voted on a resolution to condemn incursions because Russia would automatically oppose such a decision.

For this reason, the Council has not been able to adopt binding resolutions on Ukraine since 2022.

Tsahkna said he was not hoping that the Security Council will never change.

“I am optimistic, but I don’t see this opportunity to change it.”

The Security Council has large powers to investigate disputes, keep discussions, issue declarations or recommendations, impose sanctions and even authorize military action if necessary.

However, these tools only work when the five permanent members agree, or at least when none of them use their veto. This structure creates a major limitation when one of these permanent members is itself the party accused of aggression.

While the Security Council remains paralyzed, the nations have turned to the United Nations General Assembly, where resolutions have a political weight but are not legally binding.

Russia has called on reports of “baseless accusations” incursions.

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Dmitry Polyansky, first deputy permanent representative of the Russian Federation, called on reports of “baseless accusations” incursions. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

“There is no evidence, except Russophobic hysteria from Tallinn,” said Dmitry Polyansky, first deputy permanent representative of Russia at the UN, referring to the capital of Estonia at the Security Council meeting.

Budrys and Tsahkna warned that the incursions of the Drone and the Jet of Russia in the NATO territory were part of a deliberate campaign to test the unity of the Alliance – and argued that without difficult action, Putin will continue to push the limits. Lithuania called on to transform Baltic Air police into a real air defense with stronger rules of engagement, while Estonia has been pressure for NATO troops and additional capacities.

The ministers argued that if Russia can change borders by force without consequences in Europe, it will establish a previous one elsewhere.

Last week, three Russian mig jets “equipped with missiles”, according to Budrys, flew to Estonian territory for 12 minutes, less than 15 miles from the Parliament building. (Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin)

“These are not the front line nations,” said Budrys. “This is the whole world.”

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They said that even if the solidarity demonstrated by the UN allies is great, Russia fears action, not the words.

“For Russia, they must see. They do not believe in our plans and our protocols. They believe in what they see,” said Budrys.