Ukraine invasion places sharp new focus on calls for UN reform
The UN Security Council faces sharp new demands for reform after failing to prevent the Russian invasion of Ukraine; seen here in a September 2017 photo is the Council's chamber in New York
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What you need to know:
Recently Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in a blistering call for the UN to exclude Russia from the Security Council, asked bluntly, "Are you ready to close the UN" and abandon international law. "If your answer is no, then you need to act immediately."