Russian troops stationed in Donetsk were attacked on New Year's Eve.

CNN reported that the attack took place in a vocational school in Makeyevka after 0: 00 June/kloc-0. The Ukrainian military did not directly acknowledge the attack, but released relevant news. The Strategic Communications Bureau of the Ukrainian Armed Forces General Command posted a message on the social media Telegram saying, "Greetings and congratulations to separatists and conscripts. They were taken to occupied Makeyevka and crowded in the vocational school building. Santa Claus packed about 400 bodies in bags. " According to reports, the Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged the attack on the 2nd, saying that the attack killed 63 Russian soldiers.

According to Russian media reports such as TASS news agency and satellite news agency, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Konashenkov1October 2 reported that the temporary deployment point of Russian armed forces in Makeyevka, Donetsk region was attacked, resulting in the death of 63 Russian soldiers. It was the Ukrainian army that used the "hippocampus" long-range artillery to carry out the attack. It is reported that the Ukrainian army fired six guided rockets, and the Russian army shot down two of them. Konashenkov also claimed that Russian troops launched an attack in the direction of Donetsk, which was a special military action against Ukraine, resulting in the loss of 70 Ukrainian troops.

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Playing the Pipa: Uzbekistan humiliated Russia in a fierce way and wanted to expel Russia from the Security Council.

I have to admire Ukraine's courage to accomplish the impossible task.

What task?

Deprive Russia of its permanent seat in the UN Security Council. Although the United States has said that it will do this, it really can't.

But Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba said: "This is the beginning of a hard struggle, but we will fight because nothing is impossible."

To this end, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a special statement on February 26, 65438, arguing that Russia's seat in the Security Council and even the United Nations was "illegal".

The first sentence of the statement is: "199 1 The Soviet Union disintegrated in June 12, and the international rights and obligations of the Soviet Union remain unresolved. From the perspective of international law, the status of the Russian Federation as a member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the UN Security Council remains unresolved. "

We think that Russia is one of the natural "P5", but in Ukraine's view, this is "illegal stealing".

What is the reason?

Just now, I carefully read the Ukrainian statement again. The sentence is very long, but there are two reasons.

First, Russia bypassed the procedures stipulated in the Charter of the United Nations.

According to Ukraine, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia has never obtained a seat in the United Nations through due legal procedures.

Then how did Russia become a permanent member of the Security Council?

Ukraine put it this way: "The Russian Federation bypassed the procedures stipulated in the UN Charter and took over the permanent seat of the UN Security Council. This happened on February 24 1 years ago, based on an ordinary letter written by Russian Soviet federal socialist Yeltsin to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. "

Looking back at the history of that year, Yeltsin proposed in his letter 199 1 that "the seats of the Soviet Union in the United Nations, including the Security Council and other institutions and organizations under the United Nations system, will continue to be enjoyed by the Russian Federation with the support of other CIS countries".

In other words, because of this letter, Russia inherited the permanent seat of the Soviet Union in the Security Council. But in Ukraine's view, this is just an ordinary letter without any legal basis, and it also violates the Charter of the United Nations.

Because the word "Russian Federation" does not exist in the current Charter of the United Nations. Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular, lists the names of the five permanent members, including only China, the Soviet Union, Britain, France and the United States, excluding Russia.

Therefore, Ukraine believes that "from a legal and political point of view, only one conclusion can be drawn: Russia has usurped the seat of the Soviet Union in the UN Security Council."

Ukraine also gave an example. Czechoslovakia used to be a member of the United Nations, but after Czechoslovakia and Czechoslovakia separated, the Security Council proposed that the two countries join the United Nations respectively, and then the United Nations General Assembly agreed. "This is a legal way."

In other words, Russia bypassed the Security Council and the General Assembly and passed a letter to inherit the seat of the Soviet Union, which violated the Charter of the United Nations.

Second, Russia did not meet the criteria for joining the United Nations.

What is the standard?

Ukraine pointed out that the Charter of the United Nations clearly stipulates that the membership of the United Nations is open to "peace-loving" countries.

"The actions of the Russian Federation violate the concept of a' peace-loving' country. Its illegal existence in the United Nations for 30 years is characterized by war and seizing the territory of other countries, forcibly changing internationally recognized borders, and trying to satisfy its aggression and the ambitions of the new empire. "

Then, Ukraine listed a series of "evil deeds" of Russia.

Russia launched a "full-scale invasion" against Ukraine, and before that, Ukraine had been "armed invaded" for eight years.

Russia's annexation of Crimea, Donetsk, Zaporoze, Lugansk and Hellson is a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and violates universally recognized norms and norms of international law.

Russia's air strikes against Ukraine, preventing the export of Ukrainian agricultural products, global energy extortion and defending the "hunger game" are Russian genocide against Ukraine and threaten international peace and security.

In addition, Russia "contributed to the instability of the former Soviet Union", such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the left bank of Transnistria and Nagorny Karabakh, "manipulated the so-called discrimination against the Russian population in the Baltic and Black Sea countries and launched an attempted coup in Montenegro".

In addition, Ukraine accused Russia of occupying Japanese islands, committing crimes against Chechen and Syrian people, inciting violence in Africa and "constantly undermining the stability of Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic".

Please note that this is only part of the intercepted Ukrainian accusation.

Anyway, in the eyes of Ukraine, many international disputes and atrocities in this world are the fault of Russia, and there are countless books.

Finally, Ukraine concludes that the root cause of all these crimes lies not only in the Russian Federation's policy of inciting conflicts, but also in its systematic obstruction of decisions needed to solve these problems. Since 199 1, the Russian Federation has used the veto in the UN Security Council for 3 times, almost twice as many as any other permanent member of the Security Council.

How can such a country be qualified to become a permanent member when it is seriously unqualified?

So how to solve this problem?

Ukraine's proposal is roughly:

First, the United Nations should deprive Russia of its permanent seat on the Security Council and expel Russia from the United Nations;

Second, Russia can rejoin the United Nations, just as other countries are now applying for membership. If it abides by the Charter of the United Nations, the United Nations General Assembly can vote for it, which in itself is the right that the General Assembly was deprived of in 3 1 year.

Does the Ukrainian statement make sense?

Different positions, certainly different views.

If I remember correctly, at the turbulent moment of 199 1 the disintegration of the Soviet Union, who will inherit the permanent seat of the Soviet Union on the Security Council is indeed a focus issue.

Yeltsin pre-empted and put pressure on CIS countries. At that time, the CIS countries did not raise any objections. Britain and France took the lead in expressing their support for Russia to inherit the seat of the Soviet Union in the United Nations. The United States seems a little hesitant, but in the end it is clear: it supports this inheritance.

After all, in several countries after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia's strength is there; From the perspective of stabilizing the world structure, the international community also quickly recognized this result.

In other words, this problem has actually been properly solved. And this seat has nothing to do with Ukraine, because the Soviet Union itself had three seats in the United Nations at that time: the Soviet Union, Belarus and Ukraine.

However, because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Ukraine has brought up the old story again and decided that the issue of this seat has not been resolved.

My understanding is that this is first of all a public opinion offensive, that is, humiliating Russia in such a fierce way; Secondly, it is also to open up the second front, seize the legal loopholes of that year and launch a fierce diplomatic offensive against Russia.

The last sentence of Ukraine's statement said: "Ukraine has initiated a complex process aimed at achieving this goal, and is ready to cooperate with other countries in this context to protect the Charter of the United Nations and international law from the destructive influence of Russia."

Complicated process, really complicated.

But can Russia be expelled from the Security Council?

Americans think it can't be done. Do you think Ukraine can do it? After all, if the Security Council really wants to expel Russia, it must first obtain the consent of the Security Council, but Russia still has a veto power in the Security Council.

But Kuleba's words are very encouraging: nothing in this world is impossible.