Finland Calls for End to Single Nation Veto on UN Security Council

The president of Finland called for the abolition of the single state veto power on the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Alexander Stubb also called for the expansion of the council and the suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war” citing the Russian invasion of Ukraine as an example. Stubb, who leads the Nordic nation’s foreign policy, said he would add his voice to reform calls at next week’s UN General Assembly, which is to discuss the composition of the body’s Security Council. The council consists of five permanent and 10 rotating member states, and has a brief to “keep global peace.”...