Thread by @lesiavasylenko

#Russia has no right to a presence in the @UN, neither from a moral standpoint, nor from a purely legalistic perspective. Here is why #unrussiaUN can happen and needs to happen fast THREAD 🧵/1

#Russia has NEVER complied with @UN Charter principles and rules. Maintain peace and security, suppress acts of aggression - this is the opposite of what #Kremlin does /2

#Russia claims to #UN membership through continuity from USSR are groundless. Russia is a successor to the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic, which has never been a UN member. This means Russia should have been voted into @UN under admittance procedure. This never happened /3

#russia never applied for @UN membership, never ratified the Charter. They just changed the name tag. Guess that explains why 🇷🇺 ignores #UN basic principles on non-aggression, respect for human rights, peaceful co-existence of nations. Formally🇷🇺never signed up to any of this /4

The @UN has never voted to admit #Russia as a member, contrary to the express requirement of Article 4 of the UN Charter. The world just watched in silence. This backfired, as the #UN is now incapacitated by 🇷🇺 and is unable to do its main job properly /5

Lawlessness produces more lawlessness. Institutions of the size of the @UN cannot afford rule-breaking and exceptions for some countries. The #russia exception backfired /6

#UN has become a hostage of #russia. 🇷🇺 paralyzed @UN SC and uses veto as a right to kill. For 8 years UN has done nothing to stop #RussiaAggression and failed to prevent mass killings and genocide. /7

#Russia has made the @UN fail more than once. With 🇷🇺 on the Security Council #UN will not be able to do it’s main job: prevent and stop wars. #Kremlin plan is to weaken international security infrastructure and the plan is working /8

In 209 days #Russia commited over 35.000 war crimes, tortured and murdered civilians, raised cities to the ground, bombed infrastructure, including nuclear power plants. #kremlin continues its atrocities in #Ukraine today, with the @UN just about able to be deeply concerned /9

Since 1991 #russia was responsible for 14 wars across the globe. Again all the @UN could do was express ‘deep concern’ /10

#unrussiaUN is the only sensible way to act if the @UN has still a role to play in international security. The legal basis is there, as is the common sense END @antonioguterres @POTUS @trussliz @EmmanuelMacron