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- 1Sikorski questions Russia's permanent UN Security Council seat●FM Sikorski: "Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is questionable." Russia took the Soviet
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Russia's status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council is questionable, arguing that Russia took over the Soviet Union's seat without a vote. He contrasted this with the UN's formal 1971 decision recognising the People's Republic of China as China's representative. The remarks renew a debate some diplomats have raised since 2022 about the legitimacy of Russia's council seat.
- 2EU's top diplomat, raised under Soviet rule, warns Europe on Russia▼She grew up under Soviet rule; now the EU’s top diplomat, she warns Europe against giving Russia what it wants
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, is warning European leaders against conceding to Russian demands in negotiations over the war in Ukraine. Kallas grew up in Soviet-occupied Estonia, and she argues her personal experience of Soviet rule informs her view that appeasing Moscow would only invite further aggression.