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Peskov Backs UN Security Council Reform With Veto

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Peskov Defends Veto

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the UN Security Council should add permanent members while retaining the veto.
Peskov made the remarks on Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026.
He argued that both the veto and permanent seats are vital elements of the United Nations structure.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged abolishing both permanent membership and the veto, calling the council unrepresentative.

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Historical Context

After World II planning, the 1945 San Francisco Conference gathered 850 delegates from 50 Allied nations to draft the United Nations Charter, establishing a Security Council with permanent seats for the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France and China and granting each a veto. In its first decade the veto shaped early Cold-War diplomacy, fueling today’s reform push.

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Peskov Defends Veto

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the UN Security Council should add permanent members while retaining the veto.
Peskov made the remarks on Tuesday, Sept 22, 2026.
He argued that both the veto and permanent seats are vital elements of the United Nations structure.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged abolishing both permanent membership and the veto, calling the council unrepresentative.

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